TY - JOUR
T1 - A national study of the influence of adverse childhood experiences on depression among Black adults in the United States
AU - Cavanaugh, Courtenay
AU - Nelson, Tamara
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to acknowledge Michaela Puryear for contributing to the research design and literature review as well as editing earlier versions of this paper. This manuscript was prepared using wave II of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Alcoholism, which was funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The contents do not reflect the opinions or views of NIAAA or the U.S.Government.
Funding Information:
This study used data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions which was funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2022/8/15
Y1 - 2022/8/15
N2 - Background: There is a paucity of research examining the influence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on depression among Black adults in the United States. This national study examined the influence of ten widely studied ACEs on past year major depressive episode (PY-MDE) among 6081 Black adults in the United States and in the context of other risk and protective factors. Other risk factors were intimate partner violence victimization, gender discrimination, and racial discrimination. Protective factors were religious service attendance and ethnic identity. Methods: Data were drawn from wave two of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Results: Results from stratified analyses revealed that for both sexes, participants who reported any of the five types of child abuse/neglect or any of the five types of household dysfunction had greater odds of PY-MDE when controlling for other risk and protective factors. Some types of ACEs had a greater influence on PY-MDE than intimate partner violence, gender discrimination, or racial discrimination. Limitations: This study was cross-sectional. Conclusions: Findings document the long-term effects of ACEs on PY-MDE among Black adults nationally.
AB - Background: There is a paucity of research examining the influence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on depression among Black adults in the United States. This national study examined the influence of ten widely studied ACEs on past year major depressive episode (PY-MDE) among 6081 Black adults in the United States and in the context of other risk and protective factors. Other risk factors were intimate partner violence victimization, gender discrimination, and racial discrimination. Protective factors were religious service attendance and ethnic identity. Methods: Data were drawn from wave two of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Results: Results from stratified analyses revealed that for both sexes, participants who reported any of the five types of child abuse/neglect or any of the five types of household dysfunction had greater odds of PY-MDE when controlling for other risk and protective factors. Some types of ACEs had a greater influence on PY-MDE than intimate partner violence, gender discrimination, or racial discrimination. Limitations: This study was cross-sectional. Conclusions: Findings document the long-term effects of ACEs on PY-MDE among Black adults nationally.
KW - Adverse childhood experiences
KW - Black adults
KW - Discrimination
KW - Intimate partner violence
KW - Major depression
KW - Risk and protective factors
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.112
DO - 10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.112
M3 - Article
C2 - 35605705
AN - SCOPUS:85131452589
SN - 0165-0327
VL - 311
SP - 523
EP - 529
JO - Journal of Affective Disorders
JF - Journal of Affective Disorders
ER -