Prior research has demonstrated a relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and recidivism among justice-involved youth. It has also been found that drug and alcohol use, mental health, and their co-occurrence increase recidivism. As there is evidence that ACEs increase the likelihood of both drug and alcohol use and mental health problems, it is surprising that prior research has yet to examine whether these factors mediate the ACE-recidivism relationship. Using data from a large sample of adjudicated juveniles in Florida, the current study examines the mediating effects of drug and alcohol use, mental health problems, and their co-occurrence on the ACEs-recidivism relationship. For the entire sample, the results found that current drug use, current mental health problems, and their co-occurrence served as partial mediators of the ACEs-recidivism relationship. Further, important gender and racial differences in these mediating effects were revealed. Implications for these findings within justice-involved youth are discussed.

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考虑药物和酒精使用，心理健康及其共存对不良儿童经历-累犯关系的中介作用

先前的研究表明，参与正义的青年人的不良儿童经历（ACE）与累犯之间存在关联。还已经发现，吸毒和酗酒，心理健康及其共存会增加累犯感。由于有证据表明ACEs增加了吸毒和酗酒以及精神健康问题的可能性，因此令人惊讶的是，先前的研究尚未检查这些因素是否介导ACE与累犯关系。当前的研究使用了佛罗里达州大量未成年人的审判数据，研究了吸毒和酗酒，心理健康问题及其共存对ACEs与累犯关系的中介作用。对于整个样本，结果发现当前使用毒品，当前精神健康问题，他们的共同出现是ACE与累犯关系的部分调解者。此外，揭示了这些中介作用中重要的性别和种族差异。讨论了在涉及司法的青年中这些发现的含义。