Longitudinal effect of Adverse Childhood Experience and Resilience on child development

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K14172
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 09030:Childhood and nursery/pre-school education-related
• Research Institution: Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• Principal Investigator: Yamaoka Yui 東京医科歯科大学, 大学院医歯学総合研究科, プロジェクト助教 (20726351)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 子ども期の逆境体験 / レジリエンス / 貧困 / 物質的剥奪 / 地域活動 / 子どもの問題行動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

First, we analyzed the association between poverty and material deprivation and children's problem behaviors (SDQ total score) in a three-year cross-sectional survey (12,367 students from 2015, 2017, 2019) of first-grade students in City A, Tokyo. Life-related and child-related material deprivation were significantly associated with higher behavioral problems.
Next, using a cross-sectional survey of 6th graders in Tokyo's City (4391 students in 2020), we analyzed the association between participation in community activities, which can be a protective factor, and children's problem behavior. Although various events were cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, participation in community festivals was associated with lower problem behavior and higher prosocial behavior.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生　母子保健　児童福祉

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

子どもの発達・問題行動に影響を与えうるのは、リスク要因（子ども期の逆境体験、貧困・物質的剥奪など）だけでなく、保護要因（親や地域との関わり）もあり、本研究ではpopulation-basedなデータを用いて、その関係を分析することができた。特にコロナ禍でも、地域活動への参加が保護的な効果があったことは新規の知見であり、貧困や物質的剥奪などのリスク要因を軽減させる介入だけでなく、保護的要因を増やすような予防的な介入策も重要である。