Exploring associations of adverse childhood experiences with patterns of 11 health risk behaviors in Chinese adolescents: focus on gender differences

• Main Authors: Huiqiong Xu (Author), Xinyu Zhang (Author), Jiaojiao Wang (Author), Yang Xie (Author), Yi Zhang (Author), Shaojun Xu (Author), Yuhui Wan (Author), Fangbiao Tao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Purpose Adolescents exposed to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are at increased risk for health-compromising behaviors. However, few studies have investigated how ACEs correlate with patterns of health risk behaviors (HRBs) during adolescence, a crucial developmental period. The aim wa...