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Sequelae of prospective versus retrospective reports of adverse childhood experiences
- Source :
- Psychological reports. 107(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Retrospective assessment of adverse childhood experiences is widely used in research, although there are concerns about its validity. In particular, recall bias is assumed to produce significant artifacts. Data from a longitudinal cohort (the British National Child Development Study; N = 7,710) and the retrospective Mainz Adverse Childhood Experiences Study ( N = 1,062, Germany) were compared on 10 adverse childhood experiences and psychological adjustment at age 42 yr. Between the two methods, no significant differences in risk effects were detected. Results held for bivariate analyses on all 10 childhood adversities and a multivariate model; the later comprises the childhood adversities which show significant long-term sequelae (not always with natural parent, chronically ill parent, financial hardship, and being firstborn) and three covariates. In conclusion, the present data did not show any bias in the retrospective assessment.
- Subjects :
- Paper
Adult
Male
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Maltreatment Research
National Child Development Study
Firstborn
Adolescent
Personality development
Pain
Adverse Childhood Experiences Study
Adolescents
Life Change Events
Young Adult
Bias
Risk Factors
Recall bias
Germany
Adaptation, Psychological
medicine
Adults
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Prospective Studies
Young adult
Prospective cohort study
Child
Somatoform Disorders
Children
General Psychology
Accuracy
Retrospective Studies
Sexual-Abuse
Victimization
Retrospective cohort study
Health Surveys
humanities
United Kingdom
Personality Development
Recollections
Mental Recall
Female
Psychology
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00332941
- Volume :
- 107
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Psychological reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9500c149c3928c1293899ea0f9fcafa4