A multiverse analysis examining measurement factors of potentially traumatic events that influence predictability of developmental functioning among children.
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: = 325; Mean age = 4.19; 49.5% female; 73% Black) were administered developmental and cognitive assessments, and caregivers reported on their child's PTE. Children's PTE history was then examined in relation to classification of being at-risk of poor developmental functioning using logistic regression and machine learning approaches based on different characteristics of PTE exposure (i.e., polyvictimization, frequency, duration) and methods for operationalizing these characteristics (i.e., sum, mean, max). Results suggested that PTE was not associated with developmental functioning; however, divergence from this pattern was observed with certain PTE characterizations and operationalizations. Findings illustrate the importance of evaluating how data processing decisions may influence findings and why multiverse analysis frameworks may helpful when examining PTE.
DOI: 10.1037/trm0000502
Authors: Austen McGuire, Yo Jackson
Language: English
Topic: Child Abuse and Trauma
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Awards: Trauma exposure, emotion regulation and cognitive skills in early childhood: Prospective and longitudinal examination of the mechanisms of adjustment, Assessment of traumatic experiences among young children: Examining measurement factors that influence parent report and predictability, G3937668855, G8594872441, Basic & Translational Research Training in Traumatic Stress Across the Lifespan
OpenAlex ID: W4393933791