Comparison of adverse childhood experiences of working and nonworking adolescents

Abstract

Background: Although adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in adolescents are partially presented at the national level, few studies of ACEs in working adolescents by comparing them with those who are not working that provide an opportunity for international comparison have been conducted. Objective: This study was aimed to compare the ACEs of working and nonworking adolescents. Methods: This study was conducted in Turkey with 213 working adolescents enrolled in the vocational training center and 457 nonworking adolescents enrolled in high schools between the ages of 15 and 18. Results: As a result of the study, the prevalence and incidence of psychological and physical ACEs and neglect in nonworking adolescents were found to be higher than the prevalence and incidence in working adolescents. Conclusions: Research should be conducted to define the awareness of neglect and abuse among working and nonworking adolescents and to explain the reasons why nonworking adolescents experience more ACEs. © 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC.

Keywords

Author Keywords

abuse ACEs adverse childhood experiences neglect working adolescent

Index Keywords

female human male psychology Humans adolescent Article awareness Vocational education epidemiology major clinical study prevalence high school child turkey (bird) Turkey incidence Turkey (republic) childhood adversity neglect child abuse Adverse Childhood Experiences

Author Affiliations

Department of Nursing, Akdeniz Üniversitesi, Antalya, Turkey

Department of Public Health Nursing, Akdeniz Üniversitesi, Antalya, Turkey

Funding & Acknowledgements

Akdeniz Üniversitesi

Grant: TYL‐2018‐3249

We are grateful for the contribution of the adolescents, their families and school staff who made this study possible. We would like to thank Dr. Zeynep SOFUOĞLU for her information, views and suggestions during the use of the ICASTH‐CH screening form applied during the study. We are grateful to the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Akdeniz University for supporting the study. This study was supported by Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Akdeniz University. Project number: TYL‐2018‐3249.

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Comparison of adverse childhood experiences of working and nonworking adolescents

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