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Research interests
Accumulation of childhood adversity and physical health
My research focuses on physical health of adolescents and young adults following childhood adversity. Examples of childhood adversity are experiencing poverty, parental illness and parental separation. I am especially interested in the relation between childhood adversity and conditions such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Childhood adversities can influence physical health through behavioral, mental health and biological mechanisms. Through research I want to unravel the pathways through which different childhood adversities influence physical health and establish how adverse physical health following childhood adversity can be prevented.
Specialisation
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Precariousness and depressed mood: a network analysis in the multi-ethnic HELIUS study
Elsenburg, L. K., Stronks, K., Galenkamp, H., Lakerveld, J., Lok, A., Park, K., Vasconcelos, V. V. & Nicolaou, M., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Association between childhood adversity and use of the health, social, and justice systems in Denmark (DANLIFE): a nationwide cohort study
Kreshpaj, B., Elsenburg, L. K., Andersen, S. H., De Vries, T. R., Thielen, K. & Rod, N. H., Jan 2025, In: The Lancet Public Health. 10, 1, p. e29-e35Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Childhood adversity, early school leaving and long-term social benefit use: A longitudinal mediation analysis of a population-wide study
Bennetsen, S. K., Kreshpaj, B., Andersen, S. H., Rudmer de Vries, T., Thielen, K., Lange, T., Rod, N. H. & Elsenburg, L. K., 1 Apr 2025, In: Social Science and Medicine. 370, 117770.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Childhood adversity trajectories and not being in education, employment, or training during early adulthood: The Danish life course cohort (DANLIFE)
Elsenburg, L. K., Kreshpaj, B., Andersen, S. H., de Vries, T. R., Thielen, K. & Rod, N. H., 1 Apr 2025, In: Social Science and Medicine. 371, 117841.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Systems approaches in public health: beyond mapping the causes
Crielaard, L., Nicolaou, M., Brown, A. D., Dijkstra, S. C., ter Ellen, F., Elsenburg, L. K., Luna Pinzon, A., Waterlander, W. E. & Stronks, K., 1 Dec 2025, In: international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. 22, 1, 74.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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