Adverse childhood events, substance abuse, and measures of affiliation

Cheryl Zlotnick; Tammy Tam; Marjorie J. Robertson

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.01.005

Adverse childhood events, substance abuse, and measures of affiliation

Cheryl Zlotnick
, Tammy Tam
, Marjorie J. Robertson

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Abstract

Adverse childhood events may influence later behaviors, including adulthood substance use and social affiliation. Studies have noted high prevalence rates of adverse childhood experiences and adulthood substance abuse among homeless adults. Using an existing longitudinal, countywide probability sample of 397 homeless adults, we examine the relationships among adverse childhood events on adulthood substance use, and the relationship of these variables to affiliation. Almost 75% of the sample had experienced an adverse childhood event. Path analysis indicated adulthood substance abuse mediated the inverse relationship between adverse childhood events and two measures of adulthood affiliation. Thus, although there is a relationship between adverse childhood events and adulthood substance use, it is adulthood substance use that determines most aspects of affiliation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1177-1181
Number of pages	5
Journal	Addictive Behaviors
Volume	29
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.01.005
State	Published - Aug 2004
Externally published	Yes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by grants from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (AA12019) and the National Institute of Mental Health (MH51651 and MH46104).

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Keywords

Alcohol
Foster care
Homelessness
Social affiliation
Substance use

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine (miscellaneous)
Clinical Psychology
Toxicology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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Adverse childhood events, substance abuse, and measures of affiliation

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