Relationship Between Abuse and Neglect in Childhood and XXXX in Adulthood: Differential Effects By Sex, National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.

@entity1 @entity28 @entity6 @entity5710 @entity458
INTRODUCTION: Few studies have investigated links between @entity1 abuse and neglect and @entity6 in nationally representative samples, and none have explored the role of @entity28 in the relationship. We sought to determine whether @entity1 abuse and neglect were associated with @entity6 and if so, whether @entity28 mediated this relationship in a population-representative sample of young adults. METHODS: We used data from 14,493 @entity1 aged 24 to 34 years from Wave IV of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to study associations between self-reported @entity1 abuse ( @entity458 ) and neglect as @entity1 and @entity6 or @entity5710 in young adulthood. We conducted sex-stratified logistic regression analyses to evaluate associations in models before and after the addition of body mass index (BMI) as a covariate. RESULTS: Although the prevalence of @entity6 was similar for @entity1 and @entity1 (7.0% vs 6.7%), @entity1 were more likely than @entity1 to have @entity5710 (36.3% vs 24.6%; omnibus P < .001). Among @entity1 , recurrent @entity458 (>= 3 lifetime incidents) was significantly associated with @entity6 (OR, 3.66; 95% CI, 1.31-10.24), but not with @entity5710 . There was no evidence of mediation by BMI. No forms of @entity1 abuse or neglect were associated with @entity6 or @entity5710 among @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: Recurrent @entity458 is robustly associated with @entity6 in young adult @entity1 , independently of other forms of @entity1 abuse or neglect and BMI. Future research should explore other potential mechanisms for this association to identify avenues for prevention of @entity6 among @entity1 who have experienced @entity458 .
