RT Article
T1 The Legacy of Troubled Childhoods: adverse Childhood Experiences, Sleep, and Delinquency
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 69
IS 10
SP 1919
OP 1946
A1 Tomlinson, Tiffaney
A2 Mears, Daniel P. 1966-
A2 Stults, Brian
A2 Meldrum, Ryan Charles
A2 Turanovic, Jillian J. 1985-
A2 Young, Jacob T. N.
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1869129725
AB Scholars have called for greater understanding of the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on later youth development, including research on sleep as a potential contributor to delinquency. This study seeks to extend that work by situating the focus on ACEs and sleep within a life-course perspective, one that examines life events and turning points, the disruptions that they create, and their longer-term consequences for youth. In particular, drawing on a large-scale survey of high school students, we examine whether ACEs influence delinquency and whether this effect is mediated by sleep. We find modest support for the central hypothesis that ACEs contribute to suboptimal sleep and in turn delinquency. Implications for research and policy are discussed.
K1 Adverse Childhood Experiences
K1 Delinquency
K1 Sleep
DO 10.1177/00111287221083961