Childhood adversity and adult health: A dyadic analysis of Black American couples.
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OBJECTIVE: The association between childhood adversity and adulthood health is well established, but few studies have examined potential effects of childhood adversity on partner health in couples. This study examined the long-term health impact of childhood adversity on individuals as well as their significant others. METHOD: The participants were 163 distinguishable dyads from the Family and Community Health Study. Health outcomes included both self-reported chronic illness and a messenger RNA index of accelerated aging. The actor-partner interdependence model with structural equation methods was used to test the hypothesis. RESULTS: Replicating prior research, childhood adversity was associated with more chronic illness and an accelerated speed of aging. Further, participants' health in adulthood was affected by both own and partner experiences of childhood adversity. There were no gender differences. CONCLUSION: Our findings replicate and extend prior research on the long-term impact of exposure to childhood adversity, suggesting that adverse childhood experiences are also harmful to romantic partners. Further studies are required to examine potential mechanisms. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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A person's adverse childhood experiences was significantly related to their partner's higher chronic illness and accelerated aging (Zhang et al., 2022).
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Only one study recently examined the association between a person's CM and their partner's health, reporting associations with their partner's chronic illness and aging.
“Moreover, only one study recently examined the association between a person’s CM and their partner’s health reporting associations with their partner’s chronic illness and aging (Zhang et al., 2022).”
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- Authors
- Zhang, Y., Lei, M.-K., Simons, R. L., Beach, S. R. H., & Carter, S. E.
- Venue
- Health Psychology
- Published
- 2022-12
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 923-927
- ISSN
- 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-7810
- PMC
- PMC9948690
- OpenAlex
- W4294125269
- Cited by
- 3
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1
- FWCI
- 0.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Health Psychology (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01 HL8045)
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01 HD080749)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (P30 DA027827)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
- Keywords
- childhood adversity, adverse childhood experiences, adult health, couples, chronic disease, accelerated aging, mRNA, African Americans, actor-partner interdependence, dyadic analysis, long-term health effects
- MeSH terms
- Adverse Childhood Experiences, Adult, Black or African American, Humans, United States
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