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  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have lasting intergenerational effects.
  • Understanding community influences is crucial for prevention strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine how the community environment affects the transmission of ACEs across generations in a rural White population.
  • To identify specific community factors that moderate intergenerational ACEs.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective and prospective data on ACEs were collected from parents and their adolescent children (n=451 families) in rural Iowa.
  • Community environment measures included socioeconomic status, perceived services, social cohesion, and alcohol vendor density.

Main Results:

  • Alcohol vendor density was a significant predictor of child ACEs.
  • Intergenerational continuity of ACEs was moderated by community social cohesion and alcohol vendor density.

Conclusions:

  • Community social cohesion and alcohol vendor density play a role in the intergenerational cycle of ACEs.
  • Interventions targeting social cohesion and alcohol outlet density may help prevent child maltreatment across generations.