RE: child maltreatment and truancy

["Stephanie Dallam" <sjdscout@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here are a few articles that may offer insight into the relationship between
abuse and truancy --Stephanie Dallam

Garnefski, N., & Arends, E. (1998).  Sexual abuse and adolescent
maladjustment: differences between male and female victims. Journal of
Adolescence, 21(1), 99-107. (The results also indicated that the experience
of sexual abuse carried far more consequences for boys than for girls
regarding the use of alcohol, aggressive/criminal behaviour, use of drugs,
and the amount of truancy, as well as regarding suicidal thoughts and
behaviour.)

Widom CP, Ames MA. (1994) Criminal consequences of childhood sexual
victimization. Child Abuse & Negect, 18(4), 303-18. (Childhood sexual abuse
victims were at increased risk of arrest as a juvenile for being a runaway.)

McCormack A, Janus MD, Burgess AW. (1986). Runaway youths and sexual
victimization: gender differences in an adolescent runaway population. Child
Abuse & Neglect, 10(3), 387-95. (Our study of 144 adolescent runaways finds
that 38% of male runaways (n = 89) and 73% of female runaways (n = 55)
report having been sexually abused.)

Herrera VM, McCloskey LA. Sexual abuse, family violence, and female
delinquency: findings from a longitudinal study. Violence Vict. 2003
Jun;18(3):319-34. (Self-reports of delinquency (violent and nonviolent),
running away, and violence against parents were collected on sample followed
longitudinally)



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@xxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of Peggy Polinsky
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 3:00 PM
> To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
> Subject: RE: child maltreatment and truancy
> 
> Some possible places to start:
> Eckenrode, J., Laird, M., & Doris, J. 1993. School 
> performance and disciplinary problems among abuse and 
> neglected children. Developmental Psychology 29(1):53-62.
> Mayer, G.R. 1995. Preventing antisocial behavior in the 
> schools. Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis 28(4):467-478.
> Rayome, N.D. 1993. A comparison of the school performance of 
> sexually abused, neglected and non-maltreated children. Child 
> Study Journal 23(1):17-38.
> 
> 
> 
> Margaret (Peggy) L. Polinsky, MSW, PhD
> Director of Research
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@xxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@xxxxxxxxxxx]On 
> Behalf Of Caren Kaplan
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 10:51 AM
> To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
> Subject: child maltreatment and truancy
> 
> Hi all -
> 
> I was wondering whether anyone is familiar with recent or 
> past research that examines the relationship between children 
> who have been abused and/or neglected and subsequent truant 
> behavior. Thanks for your help. Caren
> 
> Caren Kaplan
> Director
> Child and Family Protection
> Child Welfare League of America
> 50 F Street, NW, 6th Floor
> Washington, DC 20001
> Tel:  202/662-4295
> Fax: 202/737-3687
> Email:  ckaplan@xxxxxxxx
> 
>