Adverse childhood experiences affect the health of middle-aged and older people in China: The multiple mediating roles of sleep duration and life satisfaction

BackgroundAlthough a significant amount of literature has examined the association between childhood adversity and adverse health outcomes, which may be affected by sleep duration and life satisfaction. However, this relationship has not been researched in the Chinese population. This study aimed to...

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Main Authors: Haojie Yin, Xueying Qiu, Yan Zhu, Qing Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1092971/full
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author Haojie Yin
Xueying Qiu
Yan Zhu
Qing Yang
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Yan Zhu
Qing Yang
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description BackgroundAlthough a significant amount of literature has examined the association between childhood adversity and adverse health outcomes, which may be affected by sleep duration and life satisfaction. However, this relationship has not been researched in the Chinese population. This study aimed to assess the association between childhood adversity and health outcomes, with sleep duration and life satisfaction as mediators.MethodsA total of 14,693 subjects aged 45 and over from the 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) were included. Taking childhood adversity as the independent variable, the health level of middle-aged and older individuals as the dependent variable, and sleep time and satisfaction as the mediating factors, Mplus 8.0 software was used to establish a structural equation model (SEM) to analyze the link between childhood adversity and health level and to explore the mediating effect of target mediators between childhood adversity and health level.ResultsIn this study, childhood adversity was positively associated with depression symptoms, activities of daily living (ADL), and the number of chronic diseases (r = 0.116, 0.026 and 0.050, respectively, P < 0.001). Associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and depressive symptoms, ADL, and number of chronic diseases were mediated by sleep duration and life satisfaction, respectively.ConclusionAdversity experienced in childhood can affect the health status of middle-aged and older people. By ensuring adequate sleep and improving life satisfaction, health outcomes can be improved, and the negative effects of childhood adversity can be reduced.
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spelling doaj.art-bd3d5b62feb84684908fa4834c004ca12023-03-22T04:50:41ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402023-03-011410.3389/fpsyt.2023.10929711092971Adverse childhood experiences affect the health of middle-aged and older people in China: The multiple mediating roles of sleep duration and life satisfactionHaojie Yin0Xueying Qiu1Yan Zhu2Qing Yang3Geriatrics, Respiratory and Critical Care Department, The First People’s Hospital of Neijiang, Neijiang, ChinaGeriatrics, Respiratory and Critical Care Department, The First People’s Hospital of Neijiang, Neijiang, ChinaDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First People’s Hospital of Neijiang, Neijiang, ChinaSichuan Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaBackgroundAlthough a significant amount of literature has examined the association between childhood adversity and adverse health outcomes, which may be affected by sleep duration and life satisfaction. However, this relationship has not been researched in the Chinese population. This study aimed to assess the association between childhood adversity and health outcomes, with sleep duration and life satisfaction as mediators.MethodsA total of 14,693 subjects aged 45 and over from the 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) were included. Taking childhood adversity as the independent variable, the health level of middle-aged and older individuals as the dependent variable, and sleep time and satisfaction as the mediating factors, Mplus 8.0 software was used to establish a structural equation model (SEM) to analyze the link between childhood adversity and health level and to explore the mediating effect of target mediators between childhood adversity and health level.ResultsIn this study, childhood adversity was positively associated with depression symptoms, activities of daily living (ADL), and the number of chronic diseases (r = 0.116, 0.026 and 0.050, respectively, P < 0.001). Associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and depressive symptoms, ADL, and number of chronic diseases were mediated by sleep duration and life satisfaction, respectively.ConclusionAdversity experienced in childhood can affect the health status of middle-aged and older people. By ensuring adequate sleep and improving life satisfaction, health outcomes can be improved, and the negative effects of childhood adversity can be reduced.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1092971/fulladverse childhood experiencesdepressionactivities of daily livingchronic diseasemediation analysis
spellingShingle Haojie Yin
Xueying Qiu
Yan Zhu
Qing Yang
Adverse childhood experiences affect the health of middle-aged and older people in China: The multiple mediating roles of sleep duration and life satisfaction
Frontiers in Psychiatry
adverse childhood experiences
depression
activities of daily living
chronic disease
mediation analysis
title Adverse childhood experiences affect the health of middle-aged and older people in China: The multiple mediating roles of sleep duration and life satisfaction
title_full Adverse childhood experiences affect the health of middle-aged and older people in China: The multiple mediating roles of sleep duration and life satisfaction
title_fullStr Adverse childhood experiences affect the health of middle-aged and older people in China: The multiple mediating roles of sleep duration and life satisfaction
title_full_unstemmed Adverse childhood experiences affect the health of middle-aged and older people in China: The multiple mediating roles of sleep duration and life satisfaction
title_short Adverse childhood experiences affect the health of middle-aged and older people in China: The multiple mediating roles of sleep duration and life satisfaction
title_sort adverse childhood experiences affect the health of middle aged and older people in china the multiple mediating roles of sleep duration and life satisfaction
topic adverse childhood experiences
depression
activities of daily living
chronic disease
mediation analysis
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1092971/full
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