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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Early Pubertal Timing Among Girls: A Meta-Analysis
The association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and pubertal timing has been a topic of enduring controversy. A systematic search of PubMed and Web of Science databases was undertaken to quantify the magnitude of total and specific forms of ACEs effects on early pubertal timing among gi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6720214/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31412531 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162887 |
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author | Zhang, Lei Zhang, Dandan Sun, Ying |
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description | The association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and pubertal timing has been a topic of enduring controversy. A systematic search of PubMed and Web of Science databases was undertaken to quantify the magnitude of total and specific forms of ACEs effects on early pubertal timing among girls. Our search identified 3280 records, of which 43 studies with 46 independent data sets met inclusion criteria. We estimated pooled effect sizes (Cohen’s ds) for the association between ACEs with early pubertal timing. Total ACEs was not associated with early pubertal timing. When we examined the specific types of ACEs, associations were small to medium for father absence (d = −0.40, 95% confidence interval [CI]: −0.63, −0.16) and small for sexual abuse (d = −0.13, CI: −0.17, −0.10) and family dysfunction (d = −0.08, CI: −0.11, −0.02). We identified considerable heterogeneity between estimates for almost all of the outcomes. ACEs exposure may affect female reproductive reproduction, particularly father absence, sexual abuse, and family dysfunction. We propose that future research in this area test a theoretical model linking adversity with earlier reproductive strategy, which includes early pubertal timing as a core component linking early adversity and stress physiology with poor health outcomes later in life in females. |
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spelling | pubmed-67202142019-10-30 Adverse Childhood Experiences and Early Pubertal Timing Among Girls: A Meta-Analysis Zhang, Lei Zhang, Dandan Sun, Ying Int J Environ Res Public Health Review The association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and pubertal timing has been a topic of enduring controversy. A systematic search of PubMed and Web of Science databases was undertaken to quantify the magnitude of total and specific forms of ACEs effects on early pubertal timing among girls. Our search identified 3280 records, of which 43 studies with 46 independent data sets met inclusion criteria. We estimated pooled effect sizes (Cohen’s ds) for the association between ACEs with early pubertal timing. Total ACEs was not associated with early pubertal timing. When we examined the specific types of ACEs, associations were small to medium for father absence (d = −0.40, 95% confidence interval [CI]: −0.63, −0.16) and small for sexual abuse (d = −0.13, CI: −0.17, −0.10) and family dysfunction (d = −0.08, CI: −0.11, −0.02). We identified considerable heterogeneity between estimates for almost all of the outcomes. ACEs exposure may affect female reproductive reproduction, particularly father absence, sexual abuse, and family dysfunction. We propose that future research in this area test a theoretical model linking adversity with earlier reproductive strategy, which includes early pubertal timing as a core component linking early adversity and stress physiology with poor health outcomes later in life in females. MDPI 2019-08-13 2019-08 /pmc/articles/PMC6720214/ /pubmed/31412531 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162887 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Zhang, Lei Zhang, Dandan Sun, Ying Adverse Childhood Experiences and Early Pubertal Timing Among Girls: A Meta-Analysis |
title | Adverse Childhood Experiences and Early Pubertal Timing Among Girls: A Meta-Analysis |
title_full | Adverse Childhood Experiences and Early Pubertal Timing Among Girls: A Meta-Analysis |
title_fullStr | Adverse Childhood Experiences and Early Pubertal Timing Among Girls: A Meta-Analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Adverse Childhood Experiences and Early Pubertal Timing Among Girls: A Meta-Analysis |
title_short | Adverse Childhood Experiences and Early Pubertal Timing Among Girls: A Meta-Analysis |
title_sort | adverse childhood experiences and early pubertal timing among girls: a meta-analysis |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6720214/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31412531 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162887 |
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