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The Relevance of Typical and At-Risk Development for Adult Outcomes

Sat, March 25, 1:30 to 3:00pm, Salt Palace Convention Center, Floor: 1, Meeting Room 150 G

Session Type: Paper Symposium

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Evidence is accumulating that individual and environmental factors in childhood and adolescence should be considered when investigating adult health and well-being. This symposium contributes to the interdisciplinary discussion of the impact of early life on a range of outcomes several decades later: Four separate long-term longitudinal studies from Europe and the US followed typically-developing children and children at biological, psycho-social or socio-economic risk into mid- and older adulthood (at 30 to 65 years of age) and assessed physical, cognitive, mental, and social health indicators over the course of development. This provides the unique opportunity to investigate the impact of childhood on a wide range of outcomes in adulthood, including mortality, morbidity and well-being. First, the stability and malleability of different biological and psychological traits known to impact health are described over the course of typical and atypical development. Then, a set of findings illustrates how biological and environmental characteristics in childhood exert influence on later life outcomes. By focusing on specific risk and protective factors in early life, each study aims to illustrate opportunities for positive change over the course of development for adult health and well-being.

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