Assessing the Foundational Studies on Adverse Childhood Experiences
Assessing the Foundational Studies on Adverse Childhood Experiences
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DOI：
10.1017/s1474746419000034
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发表时间：
2019-07-01
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1.5
通讯作者：
Hartas, Dimitra
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作者：
Hartas, Dimitra
本文批判性地回顾了美国的费利蒂和英国的贝利斯及其同事进行的基础研究，这些研究考察了不良童年经历 (ACE) 与成人健康和发病率之间的关系。这些研究为有关童年逆境及其对家庭层面儿童发展和大脑功能的影响的大量研究铺平了道路。 ACE 在英国通过早期干预来针对功能失调的家庭制定政策，以阻止不良童年经历的代际影响，从而获得了关注。本文对主张家庭层面、以父母为基础的干预的基础研究提出质疑，特别是考虑到贫困的生物嵌入性以及劣势与儿童发展之间的直接联系的大量证据。它还希望提高人们对 ACE 的争议性质及其对家庭政策日益增长的影响的认识。
This article critically reviews the foundational studies carried out by Felitti in the US and Bellis in the UK and their colleagues examining the relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and adult health and morbidity. These studies have paved the way for much research on childhood adversity and its impact on child development and brain functioning at a family level. ACEs have gained traction in the UK in terms of policy targeting dysfunctional families through early intervention to stop the intergenerational effects of adverse childhood experiences. This article questions the foundational research that argues for family-level, parent-based intervention, especially in light of substantial evidence about the biological embedding of poverty and the direct links between disadvantage and child development. It also hopes to raise awareness about the contested nature of ACEs and their growing influence on family policy.