Adverse Childhood Experiences: Mental Health Consequences and Risk Behaviors in Women and Men in Chile

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dc.contributor.authorRamirez Labbe, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorPia Santelices, Maria
dc.contributor.authorHamilton, James
dc.contributor.authorVelasco, Carolina
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T21:01:03Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T21:01:03Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractStudies conducted worldwide indicate that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are among the most intense and frequent sources of stress, considerably influencing mental and physical health while also resulting in risk behaviors in adulthood. Methodology: We used data from the Pilot National Survey of Adversity and Sexual Abuse in Childhood (2020), conducted by CUIDA UC, which comprises the Adverse Childhood Experiences International Questionnaire [ACE-IQ] (Adapted). The cross-sectional methodology used made it possible to directly calculate the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences in the population sampled, at a single point in time. We performed a bivariate and univariate descriptive analysis, a correlation analysis, and a multivariate analysis, all of which will be detailed in the section entitled "General Data Analysis Procedure". Results: We found equally high rates of adverse childhood experiences in men and women, with community violence exhibiting the highest prevalence. We found significant low- to moderate-sized associations between the multiple types of ACEs considered and mental health problems, substance use problems, criminal behaviors, and intrafamily violence (IFV), which differed between men and women. Significant correlations were detected between the ACE score and mental health, substance use, criminal behaviors, and IFV in both men and women. Importantly, ACEs were found to be predictors of all of these variables, with differences observed between men and women. Conclusions: Nearly all participants reported having had at least one ACE and more than half reported had four or more ACEs. Those who had had four or more ACEs were more likely to report problems throughout their life. Having an ACE of any type was found to be a better predictor of mental health problems and IFV in men than in women and might be a stronger risk factor for substance use and criminal behaviors in women than in men.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/children9121841
dc.identifier.eissn2227-9067
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/children9121841
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/92812
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000902312800001
dc.issue.numero12
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaChildren-basel
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectadverse experiences
dc.subjectchildhood
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectrisk behaviors
dc.subjectadulthood
dc.subject.ods05 Gender Equality
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa05 Igualdad de género
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleAdverse Childhood Experiences: Mental Health Consequences and Risk Behaviors in Women and Men in Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen9
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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