积极的童年经历和成人心血管健康
LillyBelle K Deer1, Deborah Han1, Mackenzie Maher2
1University of Denver, Department of Psychology.
概括
青少年时期的积极童年经历 (PCE) 预测了更好的成人心血管健康,即使考虑到童年虐待. 促进PCE可能有助于预防心血管疾病.
科学领域:
- 心血管健康 心血管健康
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 童年经历显著影响长期健康结果.
- 童年虐待是健康不良的已知危险因素,包括心血管疾病.
- 积极的童年经历 (PCE) 对心血管疾病的保护作用需要进一步研究.
研究的目的:
- 确定未来青少年的积极童年经历 (PCE) 是否预测成年期理想的心血管健康.
- 评估PCE是否缓解了童年虐待和成人心血管健康之间的关系.
- 检查性是否能缓和PCE与成人心血管健康之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 利用了从青少年到成人健康国家纵向研究 (添加健康) 的数据.
- 从第1波青少年数据中创建了一个12项累积自我报告PCE的指数.
- 在第3波和第4波中评估了童年虐待情况,并在第5波中使用生命必需品8进行了理想的心血管健康评估.
主要成果:
- 较高的PCE与成年期更理想的心血管健康有关 (β = .13,p < .001).
- 较高的童年虐待与较不理想的心血管健康相关 (β = -.12,p < .001).
- 性行为调节了PCEs-心血管健康联系,在女性中观察到更强的关联.
结论:
- 积极的童年经历有望预测更好的成人心血管健康,独立于童年虐待.
- 研究结果表明,促进PCE的干预措施可能是预防成人心血管疾病的策略.
- 进一步的研究应该探索PCE对心血管健康的保护作用背后的机制.
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