The relationship between three different types of child abuse and college academic adjustment

dc.contributor.advisorFromuth, Mary Ellen
dc.contributor.authorPennington, Myra Ann
dc.contributor.committeememberSchoonover, Ciera
dc.contributor.committeememberJin, Ying
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-11T19:03:00Z
dc.date.available2021-07-11T19:03:00Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2021-07-11T19:03:00Z
dc.description.abstractThe current study examined how three different types of child abuse (sexual, physical, psychological) related to college academic adjustment. Potential moderators of the relationship, including perceived social support, mistrust, and gender, also were investigated. Included in the final analyses were 79 (30 men and 49 women) undergraduate students. Participants completed several surveys measuring limited demographic information, social support, mistrust, adjustment to college, grade point average (GPA), and a history of child abuse. Exploratory analyses also were conducted to examine whether pet owners endorsed items indicating their companion animals served as a source of social support. Results indicated that only a history of childhood psychological abuse predicted educational functioning scores on a college adjustment measure. None of the abuse variables correlated with GPA, and no statistically significant moderators of the relationship between child abuse and academic adjustment were found. Additionally, most pet owners did indicate receiving support from their pet.
dc.description.degreeM.A.
dc.identifier.urihttps://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/6463
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.publisherMiddle Tennessee State University
dc.source.urihttp://dissertations.umi.com/mtsu:11457
dc.subjectAcademic adjustment
dc.subjectChild abuse
dc.subjectCompanion animals
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectMistrust
dc.subjectSocial support
dc.subjectClinical psychology
dc.thesis.degreelevelmasters
dc.titleThe relationship between three different types of child abuse and college academic adjustment

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