Childhood adversity and trajectories of health and quality of life in Australian children and adolescents: a latent class analysis
Nirmal Gautam, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, Rasheda Khanam · 2026
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Nirmal Gautam and co-authors followed Australian children to see how patterns of early adversity shape health and quality of life. Their paper appeared in Quality of Life Research in 2026. They used the kindergarten cohort of a national longitudinal study, covering 3,089 children with repeated measures over time. Statistical grouping sorted children by their mix of adverse experiences, such as family hardship and instability, rather than by a single event count.
Three groups emerged: about two-thirds of children faced low adversity, a quarter faced a moderate level, and under a tenth faced high adversity. Children in the high-adversity group had notably worse mental health and general health than the low group. Their quality of life also ran lower across social, school, physical, and emotional domains. Moderate adversity carried smaller but real risks. Knowing the pattern, the authors argue, helps target prevention where it counts most.
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| CREATOR | Nirmal Gautam, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, Rasheda Khanam |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |