Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are linked to problematic outcomes, but it remains unclear how ACEs affect developmental patterns of harmful behavior, and whether this varies by gender. This study examined these relationships among 868 youth participating in the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect. Group-based trajectory models identified five trajectories of internalizing and six trajectories of externalizing outcomes. Multinomial logistic regression models examined the relationships between ACEs, gender, and the interaction between the two on trajectory group membership. Higher ACEs were associated with elevated internalizing and externalizing trajectories, and boys who experienced higher ACEs were at a heightened risk of exhibiting elevated externalizing trajectories. Findings shed light on the importance of gender in developmental responses to victimization and adversity.

不良儿童经历（ACE）与有问题的结果相关联，但目前尚不清楚ACE如何影响有害行为的发展模式，以及这是否因性别而异。这项研究检查了868名参与虐待和忽视儿童纵向研究的青年之间的这些关系。基于组的轨迹模型确定了五个内部化轨迹和六个外部化结果轨迹。多项式逻辑回归模型检查了ACE，性别以及两者之间在轨迹组成员资格上的相互作用之间的关系。较高的ACE与较高的内部化和外部化轨迹相关，经历较高ACE的男孩面临较高的外部化轨迹。