Adverse Childhood Experiences
Chapter 3 - Considerations for expanding the definition of ACEs
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2022, Journal of Criminal JusticeCitation Excerpt :First, even though the 10-category variety index of ACEs we employed is commonly used to operationalize childhood adversity, there is a need to expand the operational definition of the construct to capture adversity that goes beyond abuse, neglect, and family dysfunction. This includes, for example, experiences with discrimination, living in dangerous neighborhood environments, and experiencing natural disasters (Afifi, 2020; Cronholm et al., 2015; Karatekin & Hill, 2019). Because the nature and severity of adversity may have differential cascading effects on neurodevelopment and behavior, investigating the link between additional ACEs and both the dual systems model of self-control and delinquency is warranted so that limited resources could be allocated to combat those ACEs which might have the most detrimental effects on adolescent development.
Clusters of Adversity Types Among U.S. Youth: Associations With Mental Health
2022, American Journal of Preventive MedicineCitation Excerpt :Despite the widespread use of the 10 ACEs arising from the landmark study,2,5 these do not represent a comprehensive set of traumatic childhood exposures.7 On the basis of empirical evidence, researchers have proposed adding expanded experiences comprising violence and peer adversity to ACE screening tools to improve the prediction of physical and mental health problems.7–9 Such experiences include being exposed to firearms or neighborhood violence as either a direct victim or a witness and to both physical and emotional peer victimization, including being rejected or isolated by peers.8