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Exposure to childhood sexual and physical abuse and subsequent educational achievement outcomes

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Boden, Joseph M., Horwood, L. John, Fergusson, David M.·2007·Child Abuse & Neglect
DOI 10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.03.022
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Objective This paper examined the relationship between exposure to sexual and physical abuse (CSA and CPA) in childhood and later educational achievement outcomes in late adolescence and early adulthood in a birth cohort of over 1,000 children studied to age 25.Method Retrospective data on CSA and CPA were gathered at ages 18 and 21 and used to form a best estimate of exposure to CSA and CPA. The relationship between CSA, CPA, and self-reported educational outcomes to 25 years was examined using logistic regression models that took into account social background, parental factors, and individual factors.Results Increasing exposure to CSA and CPA was significantly associated with failing to achieve secondary school qualifications (CSA: B=.53, SE=.13, p<.0001; CPA: B=.62, SE=.12, p<.0001), gaining a Higher School Certificate (CSA: B=-.48, SE=.13, p<.001; CPA: B=-.78, SE=.14, p<.001), attending university (CSA: B=-.29, SE=.13, p<.05; CPA: B=-.45, SE=.13, p<.001), and gaining a university degree (CSA: B=-.54, SE=.18, p<.005; CPA: B=-.64, SE=.17, p<.001). Adjustment for confounding social, parental, and individual factors explained most of these associations. After control for confounding factors, omnibus tests of the associations between CSA and outcomes and CPA and outcomes failed to reach statistical significance (CSA: Wald chi(2) (4)=7.72, p=.10; CPA: Wald chi(2) (4)=8.26, p=.08).Conclusions The effects of exposure to CSA and CPA on later educational achievement outcomes are largely explained by the social, family, and individual context within which exposure to abuse takes place.

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Authors
Boden, J. M., Horwood, L. J., & Fergusson, D. M.
Affiliations
University of Otago (NZ)
Corresponding author
Fergusson, David M.
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Venue
Child Abuse & Neglect
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-10
Volume
31
Issue
10
Pages
1101-1114
ISSN
0145-2134 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.03.022
OpenAlex
W2094613980
Cited by
323
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39
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FWCI
7.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Child Abuse & Neglect (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Otago University Research Archive (University of Otago) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Military, Security, and Education Studies
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
Keywords
child sexual abuse, child physical abuse, academic performance, secondary school qualifications, college attendance, university degree attainment, late adolescence, early adulthood, parental factors
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Data Collection, Educational Status, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, New Zealand, Retrospective Studies, Adult Survivors of Child Abuse

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