<imgsrc=”” border=”0″ align=”left” alt=”image”>ABSTRACT:
Objective:
Children of parents who experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are at elevated risk for mental health (MH) issues. The goal of this study was to explore the relationships between parent ACEs and child MH and to identify potential mediators and points of psychosocial intervention.
Methods:
Participants were 1307 children aged 5 to 9 years from diverse backgrounds and their primary caregivers. Using cross-sectional questionnaire data, we used structural equation modeling to examine the research questions.
Results:
Parent ACEs were directly related to child MH issues (β = 0.189, p