Child socioeconomic status, childhood adversity and adult socioeconomic status in a nationally representative sample of young adults

Suglia, Shakira F.; Saelee, Ryan; Guzman, Iridian; Elsenburg, Leonie K.; Clark, Cari J.; Link, Bruce G.

doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101094

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“…It is important to recognize that children’s lifeworlds are shaped by varying social contexts and intersecting forms of social inequality. Most our participants came from working-class families, which corresponds with previous research indicating that lower childhood socioeconomic status is associated with childhood adversity (Suglia et al 2022). However, some of the young men came from middle-class families, and regardless of their class background, they primarily highlighted aspects related to gender relations.…”

Section: Abusive Childhoods and Young Men’s Unreflected Violencesupporting

confidence: 74%

“It’s Not Just Dad Who’s Got Problems”: Feminist Phenomenology and Young Men’s Violence Against Women

Berggren

Gottzén

2023

Men and Masculinities

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Research on men who have been violent against women has often shown how these men justify or excuse their violence, minimize their responsibility, as well as construct dominant forms of masculinity. However, as attitudes in support of intimate partner violence are declining around the world, we might expect perpetrators to become less self-righteous and more self-critical about their violence. This article reports data from a qualitative interview study with 14 young partner-violent men in Sweden. While our participants sometimes downplayed their responsibility, more often they condemned violence in intimate relationships, and reflected upon the place of violence in their lives. This included experiences of domestic violence as children, as well as their processes of moving away from violence. Drawing on feminist readings of phenomenology, particularly Heidegger, we suggest that phenomenological conceptualizations of embodiment, consciousness and practice are helpful in understanding the experiences of partner-violent men.

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Section: Abusive Childhoods and Young Men’s Unreflected Violencesupporting

confidence: 74%

“It’s Not Just Dad Who’s Got Problems”: Feminist Phenomenology and Young Men’s Violence Against Women

Berggren

Gottzén

2023

Men and Masculinities

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“…Childhood SES has been found to be a strong predictor of both childhood and later‐life adversity (e.g., Walsh et al., 2019 ), which in turn could put individuals at a higher risk of mental health problems. However, a recent study found childhood adversity to be associated with lower adult SES, independent of childhood SES (Suglia et al., 2022 ). Nevertheless, it is likely that the associations between the variables in the present study are bidirectional or circular in nature.…”

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The associations among childhood trauma, loneliness, mental health symptoms, and indicators of social exclusion in adulthood: A UK Biobank study

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Aims Childhood trauma has been associated with adult psychosocial outcomes linked to social exclusion. However, the strength of these associations in the general population is unknown. The emergence of the UK Biobank, with rich phenotypic characterization of the adult population, affords the exploration of the childhood determinants of adult psychopathology with greater statistical power. The current study aims to explore (1) the associations between childhood trauma and social exclusion in adulthood and (2) the role that self‐reported loneliness and symptoms of distress play in the associations. Methods This study was an analysis of 87,545 participants (mean [± SD] age = 55.68 [7.78], 55.0% female, 97.4% White) enrolled in the UK Biobank. Childhood trauma was determined by the five‐item Childhood Trauma Screener. Current loneliness and symptoms of anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale‐7) and depression (Patient Health Questionnaire‐9) were also entered in analyses. Outcomes were “limited social participation,” “area deprivation,” “individual deprivation,” and “social exclusion” from a previously determined dimensional measure of social exclusion in the UK Biobank. Results Hierarchical multiple regression models indicated small associations between childhood trauma and social exclusion outcomes, explaining between 1.5% and 5.0% of the variance. Associations weakened but remained significant when loneliness, anxiety, and depression were entered in the models; however, anxiety symptoms demonstrated a negative association with “individual deprivation” and “social exclusion” in the final models. Depression was most strongly associated with “individual deprivation,” “area deprivation,” and “social exclusion” followed by childhood trauma. Loneliness was most strongly associated with “limited social participation.” Conclusions Experiences of childhood trauma can increase the propensity for adulthood social exclusion. Loneliness and symptoms of depression attenuate but do not eliminate these associations. Anxiety symptoms have a potentially protective effect on the development of “individual deprivation.” Findings add to the growing body of literature advocating for trauma‐informed approaches in a variety of settings to help ameliorate the effects of childhood trauma on adult psychosocial outcomes. Further research, however, is required.

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“…Family adversity is strongly linked with the socioeconomic status (SES) of the household (Suglia et al, 2022). Economic volatility would, therefore, be expected to influence youth mental health outcomes.…”

Section: Family-related Risk Factorsmentioning

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The association between family adversity and youth mental health outcomes

Somefun

Theron

Ungar

2023

Journal of Adolescence

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BackgroundThe association between family adversity and young people's mental health outcomes in communities that experience economic instability has not been well explored in the South African context. Furthermore, the overtime interaction between resilience factors, family adversity, and young people's psychological functioning in African settings, like South Africa, is under‐investigated.PurposeThis study investigates the relationship between family adversity and conduct problems and depression at two‐time points in a sample of youths in two South African communities stressed by their dependency on economically volatile oil and gas industries.MethodThis article draws on longitudinal data generated by the Resilient Youth in Stressed Environments (RYSE) study in South Africa, which included 914 and 528 (wave 1 and 3) adolescents and emerging adults (14–27‐year‐olds; M age = 18.36 years) living in Secunda/eMbalenhle and Sasolburg/Zamdela. Participants were sampled at baseline (wave 1) and 18–24 months later (wave 3). They self‐reported experience of community violence, family adversity, resilience‐enabling resources, conduct difficulties, and depression symptoms. Regression analyses were used to examine the unadjusted and adjusted association of family adversity on conduct problem and depression.ResultsAbout 60% of participants reported high family adversity. Regressions, however, revealed no association between family adversity and conduct problems and depression cross‐sectionally and over time. Individual resilience, biological sex, and experience of victimization in the community, however, were associated with conduct difficulty while all three resilience factors were associated with decreased depression among participants.ConclusionOur study sheds light on the risk and protective factors for mental health outcomes of adolescents and youths who reside in volatile, turbulent communities and experience ongoing familial challenges. To effectively support the mental well‐being of young individuals in such contexts, interventions must consider the potential ambivalence of the resilience factors they aim to strengthen.

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Child socioeconomic status, childhood adversity and adult socioeconomic status in a nationally representative sample of young adults

Cited by 21 publications

References 44 publications

“It’s Not Just Dad Who’s Got Problems”: Feminist Phenomenology and Young Men’s Violence Against Women

“It’s Not Just Dad Who’s Got Problems”: Feminist Phenomenology and Young Men’s Violence Against Women

The associations among childhood trauma, loneliness, mental health symptoms, and indicators of social exclusion in adulthood: A UK Biobank study

The association between family adversity and youth mental health outcomes

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