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Helal Uddin, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at East West University, has recently published an impactful research article titled, "Associations of Threat and Deprivation-Related Childhood Exposures with Children’s Mental Health and Flourishing: The Moderating Role of Family Resilience." This study, published in the prestigious Children and Youth Services Review, highlights how different types of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) – namely threat and deprivation – uniquely impact children's mental health, including anxiety, depression, and child flourishing. 

Mr. Uddin was the lead author of this study, collaborating with esteemed colleagues from international institutions, including Dalhousie University and the University of British Columbia (Canada), Texas Woman’s University (USA), The University of Melbourne (Australia), and the University of Dhaka (Bangladesh).

The study uses data from the National Survey of Children’s Health (2017-2020) to analyze the mental health impact of threat-related and deprivation-related ACEs on  81,626 children aged 6-17 years. 

By applying the stress process framework and a dimensional model of adversity, an alternative to the cumulative ACE score, the findings indicate that the threat and deprivation dimensions of childhood adversity are differentially associated with children's mental health and developmental outcomes. Furthermore, higher levels of family resilience can potentially buffer the negative impact of threat and deprivation-related experiences on children’s mental health and flourishing.

These findings have implications for policy suggestions on socioeconomic resources that may promote family resilience and protect children’s health and well-being from early life adversities.

You can read it at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107912