Can a warm and supportive adult protect against mental health problems amongst children with experience of adversity? A twin‐differences study
Stock S, Lacey R, Arseneault L, Caspi A, Crush E, Danese A, Latham R, Moffitt T, Newbury J, Schaefer J, Fisher H, Baldwin J. Can a warm and supportive adult protect against mental health problems amongst children with experience of adversity? A twin‐differences study. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 39532290, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.14070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health problemsAdverse childhood experiencesMaternal warmthMental healthHealth problemsAdult supportEnvironmental confoundersTwin-difference analysesChildren exposed to adversityAssociated with mental health problemsAdverse childhood experience exposureLevels of mental health problemsTwin differences designExposure to adverse childhood experiencesPopulation-representative birth cohortImprove mental healthSame-sex twinsAged 5Experiences of adversityApparent protective effectHeritable vulnerabilityChild reportsSpeech samplesChildhood experiencesCo-twin