The Latent Class Analysis of Adverse Childhood Experiences among Chinese Children and Early Adolescents in Rural Areas and Their Association with Depression and Suicidal Ideation

Chen, C (通讯作者),Chinese Univ Hong Kong Shenzhen, Sch Humanities & Social Sci, Shenzhen 518172, Peoples R China.;Song, YQ (通讯作者),Peking Univ, China Inst Educ Finance Res, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China.
2022-12
Exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) is a global public health concern that is detrimental to the psychological outcomes of Chinese children in rural areas due to the lack of public awareness of ACEs and mental health resources. The objective of this study was to identify the patterns of ACEs and the impact of ACE patterns on depression and suicidal ideation among 4683 students (mean age = 10.08 years, SD = 0.99; 48.17% female students) from 63 elementary schools in rural areas in Guizhou Province, China. Latent class analysis was conducted to identify the best class pattern. A three-step approach was undertaken to explore the association between the class patterns and demographic covariates and depression and suicidal thoughts. An overall three-class pattern of ACEs was identified, which was: (1) high ACEs, (2) high verbal abuse and emotional neglect and low household dysfunction, and (3) low ACEs. The results also showed that children in the high ACEs class tended to show higher depression rates and more frequent suicidal ideation across the three groups. Being female and younger and having a lower socioeconomic status were risk factors. Our study identified a class pattern that was not found in previous research, which is high verbal abuse and emotional neglect and low household dysfunction.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷号:19|期号:23
收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Tsinghua University; Peking University
资助信息
This research receives is funded under National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. NSF 71973150).
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
5
2013以来使用计数
5
EISSN
1660-4601
出版年
2022-12
DOI
10.3390/ijerph192316031
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
adverse childhood experiences latent class analysis depression suicidal ideation Chinese rural areas
资助机构
National Natural Science Foundation of China(National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)) NSF(National Science Foundation (NSF))
WOS学科分类
Environmental Sciences Public, Environmental & Occupational Health