TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - The relationship between adverse childhood experiences and self-sufficiency problems in early adulthood among violent offenders
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Segeren, Menno
A1  - Fassaert, Thijs
A1  - de Wit, Matty
A1  - Grimbergen, Christel
A1  - Popma, Arne
SP  - e104354
EP  - e104354
VL  - 101
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: Although adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are related to many single negative outcomes, its relation with multiproblem situations in early adulthood is largely unknown. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To examine ACE's relation with self-sufficiency problems (SSP) in important life-domains among a sample of young adult violent offenders. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: Participants were drafted from a local diversion program for violent repeat offenders. Young adults who agreed to a social-psychiatric screening and who had a history of juvenile probation were eligible to participate. <br><br>METHODS: The screening included the assessment of SSP (N = 523). ACE prevalences were retrieved from historic juvenile probation files (N = 122). The ACE-SSP relation was assessed with multivariable regression analyses with ACE and SSP as cumulative measures. <br><br>RESULTS: Offenders presented with 6.1 SSPs from 10 life-domains on average and had been exposed to 3.1 ACEs. Exposure to 4+ ACEs was observed for 42 % of the sample. ACE was positively associated with SSP (β = .38, p <.01) and with impaired functioning in the distinct domains finances (OR = 1.53, p <.05), addiction (OR = 1.33, p <.05), community participation (OR = 1.28, p <.05) and housing (OR = 1.22, p <.05). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Both ACE and SSP are common among violent offenders. Higher diversity in ACE was associated with higher diversity in SSP. Juvenile probation for high-risk juveniles should focus on preventing functioning problems in multiple life-domains. Diversion efforts for young adult offenders require sensitivity to personal histories and vigilance about multi-problem situations.<br><br>Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104354
ID  - ref1
ER  -