Latent Classes of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Adult Substance-use Problems and Psychosocial Outcomes: Complex and Heterogeneous Associations.

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), expressed as summary scores, are associated with adverse adult outcomes. We aimed to detect more nuanced associations via latent class analysis (LCA) of ACEs. We tested associations between class membership and adult anxiety, depression, loneliness, stress, and...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 2866 - 2886
Autores principales: Herberholz, Emily S., Wolchok, Rachel E., Rogers, Jeffrey M., Selenou-Yemgang, Sophia, Beckwith, Bianca D., Smith, Kirsten E., Epstein, David H.
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Publicado: Springer Nature Aug2026
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          Herberholz, Emily S.
          Wolchok, Rachel E.
          Rogers, Jeffrey M.
          Selenou-Yemgang, Sophia
          Beckwith, Bianca D.
          Smith, Kirsten E.
          Epstein, David H.
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          https://ror.org/00fq5cm18 Real-world Assessment Prediction & Treatment Unit, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, 251 Bayview Blvd, 21224, Baltimore, MD, USA
          https://ror.org/017d8gk22 Department of Biology, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA
          https://ror.org/00za53h95 Department of Pharmacology and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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        Adverse childhood experiences
        Anxiety
        Mental depression
        Treatment of addictions
        Substance-induced disorders
        Latent class analysis (Statistics)
        Opioid abuse
        Psychosocial functioning
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          Adverse childhood experiences
          Anxiety
          Mental depression
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          Substance-induced disorders
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        Adult outcomes
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        Adverse childhood events
        Latent class analysis
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        Substance use patterns
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      ab: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), expressed as summary scores, are associated with adverse adult outcomes. We aimed to detect more nuanced associations via latent class analysis (LCA) of ACEs. We tested associations between class membership and adult anxiety, depression, loneliness, stress, and substance-use patterns/disorders. Our nationwide data set, part of our larger study of substance use with or without addiction, included 2615 mTurk workers with any past-6-month alcohol use (71.6% n = 986) or any past-6-month nonmedical use of opioids or stimulants (28.4%, n = 391). Using a 10-item ACE questionnaire, we identified high, moderate, and two differentiable low-ACE classes (exposed to either parental substance use or divorce). In regression models, the high-ACE class had more past-year substance use (ORs 2.01–3.38, R = 0.12), problematic use (ORs 1.89–2.66, R = 0.10), SUD treatment (ORs 2.10–5.45, R = 0.15), and psychological symptoms (betas 1.32–8.74, R = 0.11–0.19). Despite aggregate associations, the low R values underscore within-class heterogeneity in outcomes. ACE patterns are informative about adult outcomes in the aggregate, but do not support case-by-case inferences.
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