Re: Child Abuse and Educational Attainment

["Kimberly Rapoza" <krapoza@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Not sure if it is what you are looking for, but two articles that look 
at corporal punishment and/or physical abuse are...

http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mas2/cp70mss.htm
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
SCORES OF YOUNG CHILDREN: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY

 http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mas2/CP29.pdf
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT OF ADOLESCENTS AND ACADEMIC ATTAINMENT

I put in the webpage address. Don't know if you are familiar with the 
work of Murray Straus. He had a webpage where he generously put many of 
his published articles and I often use his articles when teaching 
courses on family violence.

Also, the book Beating the Devil Out of Them by Straus may have some 
information on your topic too.

Kim Rapoza


Marion Burke wrote:


>Dear List serve members,
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>I am in need of references to research studies that examine the 
relationship between a history of child maltreatment and 
academic/school performance in childhood and adulthood. I am 
particularly interested in studies that look at the effects of child 
maltreatment on learning and educational attainment in childhood and 
adulthood. Any references to studies that examine theories for 
explaining poorer academic performance and lower educational attainment 
in child maltreatment survivors are greatly appreciated as well.
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>Marion Burke
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>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Marion Burke 
>  To: Child Maltreatment Researchers 
>  Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 11:46 AM
>  Subject: Assessing Maltreatment Status
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>  Dear List serve members,
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>  I am a graduate student at Capella University, currently finalizing 
my dissertation proposal that examines the differential outcomes of 
single versus multiple child abuse and neglect experiences. I intend to 
use the Comprehensive Child Maltreatment Scale (CCMS) for Adults 
(Higgins & McCabe, 2001) in order to assess abuse/non-abuse status in 
an Internet community sample. The CCMS is a retrospective self-report 
measure of childhood abuse and neglect experiences designed for a 
nonclinical population. The department chair of my specialization, who 
is not familiar with the child maltreatment literature, is concerned 
that the use of this measure may cause potential problems due to the 
sensitive nature of the questions. He is worried that participants may 
have adverse reactions to this questionnaire, and that potential legal 
ramifications may result. Here is where I need some input:
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>  Does anyone have knowledge of or has had experiences with 
participants who had adverse reactions to questionnaires that are used 
to retrospectively establish maltreatment status? Does anyone have 
knowledge of legal consequences that resulted due to the use of such 
questionnaires? What precautions could be taken to reduce the 
likelihood of adverse reactions to sensitive questions? What options do 
I have to assess for abuse histories without the use of such 
questionnaires?
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>  Any feedback on this issue would be greatly appreciated.
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>  Best regards,
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>  Marion Burke
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>  PhD Learner
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>  Capella University
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>  Higgins, D. J., & McCabe, M. P. (2001). The development of the 
comprehensive child maltreatment scale. Journal of Family Studies, 7 
(1), 7-28
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