Associations between early childhood adversity and behavioral, substance use, and academic outcomes in childhood through adolescence in a US longitudinal …
Background Childhood adversity is strongly associated with adolescent substance use, but
few epidemiologic studies have investigated early childhood adversity (ECA) before age 5.
This study investigated pathways by which ECA is associated with adolescent alcohol and
cannabis use and high school completion through childhood behavioral and academic
mediators and their reciprocal effects. Methods Data were from the National Longitudinal
Survey of Youth 1979-Child/Young Adult Cohort which surveyed children born 1984–1999 …
few epidemiologic studies have investigated early childhood adversity (ECA) before age 5.
This study investigated pathways by which ECA is associated with adolescent alcohol and
cannabis use and high school completion through childhood behavioral and academic
mediators and their reciprocal effects. Methods Data were from the National Longitudinal
Survey of Youth 1979-Child/Young Adult Cohort which surveyed children born 1984–1999 …