The Effects of Childhood Trauma on College Completion

This study uses the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health to examine the effect of childhood trauma experiences on college graduation rates. A longitudinal mediation path analysis with a binary logistic regression is performed using trauma as a mediator between race, gender, firs...

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Published in:Research in higher education 2022-09, Vol.63 (6), p.1058-1072
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Adverse childhood experiences
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College Students
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First Generation College Students
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Gender Differences
Graduation Rate
Higher Education
Racial Differences
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College Students
Education
Educational attainment
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Gender Differences
Graduation Rate
Higher Education
Racial Differences
Trauma
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