PMID- 35152049
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220415
LR  - 20220415
IS  - 1873-5347 (Electronic)
IS  - 0277-9536 (Linking)
VI  - 296
DP  - 2022 Mar
TI  - Proposing network analysis for early life adversity: An application on life event 
      data.
PG  - 114784
LID - S0277-9536(22)00090-9 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114784 [doi]
AB  - Commonly used methods for modelling early life adversity (e.g., sum-scores, 
      latent class or trajectory approaches, single-adversity approaches, and 
      factor-analytical approaches) have not been able to capture the complex nature of 
      early life adversity. We propose network analysis as an alternative way of 
      modelling early life adversity (ELA). Our aim was to construct a network of 
      fourteen adverse events (AEs) that occurred before the age of 16 in the TRacking 
      Adolescents Individual Lives Survey (TRAILS, N = 1029). To show how network 
      analysis can provide insight into why AEs are associated, we compared findings 
      from the resulting network model to findings from tetrachoric correlation 
      analyses. The resulting network of ELA comprised direct relationships between AEs 
      and more complex, indirect relationships. A total of fifteen edges emerged in the 
      network of AEs (out of 91 possible edges). The correlation coefficients suggested 
      that many AEs were associated. The network model of ELA indicated, however, that 
      several associations were attributable to interactions with other AEs. For 
      example, the zero-order correlation between parental addiction and familial 
      conflicts (0.24) could be explained by interactions with parental divorce. Our 
      application of network analysis shows that using network analysis for modelling 
      the ELA construct allows capturing the constructs' complex nature. Future studies 
      should focus on gaining more insight into the most optimal model estimation and 
      selection procedures, as well as sample size requirements. Network analysis 
      provides researchers with a valuable tool that allows them as well as 
      policy-makers and professionals to gain insight into potential mechanisms through 
      which adversities are associated with each other, and conjunctively, with life 
      course outcomes of interest.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
FAU - de Vries, Tjeerd Rudmer
AU  - de Vries TR
AD  - University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of 
      Health Sciences, Community & Occupational Medicine, Hanzeplein 1, Postbox 30.001, 
      9700, RB, Groningen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: t.r.de.vries@umcg.nl.
FAU - Arends, Iris
AU  - Arends I
AD  - University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of 
      Health Sciences, Community & Occupational Medicine, Hanzeplein 1, Postbox 30.001, 
      9700, RB, Groningen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: i.arends@umcg.nl.
FAU - Hulvej Rod, Naja
AU  - Hulvej Rod N
AD  - University of Copenhagen, Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology. 
      Oster Farimagsgade 5, Postbox 2099, 1014, Copenhagen K, Denmark. Electronic 
      address: nahuro@sund.ku.dk.
FAU - Oldehinkel, Albertine J
AU  - Oldehinkel AJ
AD  - University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Interdisciplinary 
      Center Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation (ICPE), Hanzeplein 1, Postbox 
      30.001, 9700, RB, Groningen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: 
      a.j.oldehinkel@umcg.nl.
FAU - Bultmann, Ute
AU  - Bultmann U
AD  - University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of 
      Health Sciences, Community & Occupational Medicine, Hanzeplein 1, Postbox 30.001, 
      9700, RB, Groningen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: u.bultmann@umcg.nl.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20220205
PL  - England
TA  - Soc Sci Med
JT  - Social science & medicine (1982)
JID - 8303205
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - *Adverse Childhood Experiences
MH  - Family Conflict
MH  - Humans
MH  - Life Change Events
MH  - Parents
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Adverse experiences
OT  - Childhood adversity
OT  - Cross-sectional
OT  - Early life adversity
OT  - Negative life events
OT  - Network analysis
EDAT- 2022/02/14 06:00
MHDA- 2022/04/16 06:00
CRDT- 2022/02/13 20:32
PHST- 2021/10/01 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/01/16 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/02/03 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/02/14 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/04/16 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/02/13 20:32 [entrez]
AID - S0277-9536(22)00090-9 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114784 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Soc Sci Med. 2022 Mar;296:114784. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114784. Epub 2022 
      Feb 5.