Mind the Gap: Adolescent/Caregiver Adverse Childhood Experience Reporting Differences and Association with Adolescent Mental Health

March 1, 2026Academic PediatricsOpen Access

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This research aims to investigate discrepancies between adolescent and caregiver reports of adverse childhood experiences and their correlation with adolescent mental health.
Recruited 250 adolescent-caregiver dyads from an inpatient unit.
Both adolescents and caregivers completed ACE questionnaires independently.
Adolescent depression and anxiety were measured using the PHQ-9A and GAD-7.
Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlations were performed on the collected data.
Adolescents reported higher ACE scores compared to caregivers for both traditional and non-traditional ACEs.
Discrepancies in reporting were positively correlated with increased adolescent depression and anxiety symptoms.
Gender-diverse adolescents exhibited the highest ACE scores, particularly among Hispanic and mixed-race dyads.

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Examines ACE reporting differences in adolescents and caregivers, revealing links to adolescent mental health outcomes.

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