Objective:

The purposes of this study are twofold. First, we explore how the accumulation, timing, and duration of ACEs influences youth delinquency. Second, because few studies to date have examined how the effect of ACEs may vary among different groups, we explore how these patterns may vary by gender.

Methods:

Analyses were based on data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCW), which employs a national sample of urban-born, at-risk youth.

Results:

The results showed that as the number of early ACEs experienced incrementally increases, the likelihood of youth reporting delinquent behavior also increases, even after adjusting for recent adversity. Moreover, exposure to early ACEs that are high but late, intermittent, or chronically high significantly increase the risk of youth participating in delinquency. Our results also indicate that ACEs are significantly related to delinquency for girls, but not for boys.

Conclusions:

Prevention and intervention efforts should screen for ACEs—especially in early childhood. Given that the accumulation, timing, and duration of ACE exposure is linked to youth delinquency, interventions that target ACEs early may have greater success at reducing delinquency. Moreover, prevention programs need to consider gender-specific responses to ACEs and gender-specific intervention strategies.

中文翻译：

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脆弱家庭中儿童不良经历和青年犯罪的累积，时间和持续时间的性别差异

客观的：

这项研究的目的是双重的。首先，我们探讨ACE的积累，时间和持续时间如何影响青少年犯罪。第二，由于迄今为止很少有研究检查过ACE在不同人群之间的影响如何变化，因此我们探讨了这些模式如何随性别而变化。

方法：

分析基于脆弱家庭和儿童福利研究（FFCW）的数据，该研究采用了城市出生，处于危险中的青年的全国样本。

结果：

结果表明，随着早期ACE经历的数量逐渐增加，即使对最近的逆境进行了调整，年轻人报告不良行为的可能性也增加了。此外，暴露于较高但较晚，间歇或长期处于较高水平的早期ACE会显着增加青少年参与犯罪的风险。我们的研究结果还表明，ACE与女孩的犯罪行为显着相关，而与男孩无关。

结论：

预防和干预措施应筛查ACEs，尤其是在儿童早期。鉴于ACE暴露的累积，时间和持续时间与青少年犯罪有关，因此针对ACE的早期干预措施在减少犯罪方面可能会取得更大的成功。此外，预防方案需要考虑对ACEs的针对性别的反应和针对性别的干预策略。