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June 11, 2026The International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Early-Life Adversity and the Age of Smoking and Drinking Initiation: Examining Older Adults’ Later-Life Mental and Self-Rated Health

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QJQianxia JiangYCYen‐Chang ChangYLYen‐Han Lee

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Overview

Randomized trial examines the influence of childhood hardships on smoking/drinking and health in older adults, suggesting preventive interventions.

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore if early-life adversity affects the link between smoking/drinking initiation age and later-life health outcomes.
  • Analyzed data from 6,566 adults in the 2018 Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey
  • Classified smoking and drinking initiation into never, adolescent (<18), or adult (≥18) categories
  • Used ordinal logistic regression to analyze health outcomes while adjusting for various factors.
  • Adult smoking linked to poorer self-rated health (SRH)
  • Adolescent smoking association with worsening SRH strengthened by early-life adversity
  • Early-life adversity connected to heightened anxiety risk with adult drinking.

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Jiang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2a523480c8f91e7f39e4dfhttps://doi.org/10.1177/00914150261456754
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