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September 28, 2025The Journal of Early Adolescence

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adolescent Early Non-Coital Sexual and Relationship Behaviors: A Latent Class Analysis

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XWXiafei WangUniversity of KentuckyKCKirstin L. ClearSyracuse UniversitySVSara A. VasilenkoSyracuse University

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Implication

Latent class analysis identifies ACE patterns that influence early non-coital sexual behaviors and relationships.

Key Points

  • Higher likelihood of romantic and non-coital sexual behaviors found in adolescents with severe ACEs, suggesting psychological effects.
  • Analysis based on data from the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study highlights six distinct classes of ACE experiences.
  • Latent class analysis employed to understand complex relationships between ACEs and adolescent behaviors at ages 11-12.
  • Trauma-informed early sexuality education programs are warranted based on identified ACE impacts on behavior.

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Wang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d90a0f41e1c178a14f6b26https://doi.org/10.1177/02724316251384269
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