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While its protective role is well recognized, less is known about whether these associations vary across gender and racial\/ethnic groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 31,233 U.S. adults from the 2021\u20132024 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). The primary exposure was self-reported childhood household support, categorized as \u201cNever,\u201d \u201cA Little of the Time,\u201d \u201cSome of the Time,\u201d \u201cMost of the Time,\u201d or \u201cAll of the Time.\u201d Outcomes included lifetime diagnosis of depression, average monthly poor mental health days, and poor physical health days. Analyses used inverse probability weighting and survey-adjusted regression, controlling for sociodemographic characteristics, state, year, and month fixed effects. Models were stratified by gender and race\/ethnicity to evaluate moderating effects.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among respondents (mean age 52.2 years; 63.4% female; 76.0% White), Individuals who reported \u201cNever\u201d being supported were 19.4 percentage points more likely to report a depression diagnosis (95% CI, 11.6\u201327.2), experienced 5.33 more poor mental health days (95% CI, 3.64\u20137.03), and 2.77 more poor physical health days (95% CI, 1.23\u20134.32) per month compared to those \u201cAlways\u201d supported. A clear dose\u2013response gradient was observed across all categories of support. Gender-stratified analyses revealed that women had consistently higher adjusted probabilities of depression than men across most support categories. Race\/ethnicity-stratified analyses indicated that Black respondents consistently exhibited lower adjusted probabilities of depression compared with White respondents, while Hispanic respondents reported more poor mental health days in the \u201cA little of the time\u201d category.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Perceived childhood household support is strongly and progressively protective against depression and poor mental and physical health outcomes in adulthood. However, its benefits are not uniformly distributed: women remain disproportionately vulnerable to depressive outcomes even with partial support, while race\/ethnicity-specific differences suggest the presence of resilience as well as distinct vulnerabilities. These findings highlight the universal importance of stable, supportive caregiving environments and underscore the need for prevention and intervention strategies that are both gender-sensitive and culturally tailored to reduce lifelong health disparities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0328431","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,10]],"date-time":"2025-12-10T18:21:48Z","timestamp":1765390908000},"page":"e0328431","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Impact of childhood household support on depression and self-reported mental and physical health"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8530-3681","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Oluwasegun","family":"Akinyemi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mojisola","family":"Fasokun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fadeke","family":"Ogunyankin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-1877-8205","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Raolat Adenike","family":"Salami","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-5329-9085","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Ifunanya Stella","family":"Osondu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-7521-2224","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Akachukwu","family":"Eze","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kakra","family":"Hughes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Miriam","family":"Michael","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Temitope","family":"Ogundare","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"340","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,10]]},"reference":[{"issue":"6","key":"pone.0328431.ref001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"555","DOI":"10.1037\/amp0000067","article-title":"Childhood close family relationships and health","volume":"72","author":"E Chen","year":"2017","journal-title":"Am Psychol"},{"key":"pone.0328431.ref002","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"236","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ssresearch.2016.04.001","article-title":"Home sweet home? 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