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The Effects of Childhood Trauma on College Completion

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  • Natalie Lecy

    (University of Utah, College of Social Work)

  • Philip Osteen

    (University of Utah, College of Social Work)

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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, first-generation status and college completion. The analysis reveals that being female and a continuing-generation student are both associated with greater likelihood of graduating college and that trauma mediates the relationship between race, gender, first-generation status and college completion. The authors explore the implications for these findings for policy, practice, and future research.

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  • Natalie Lecy & Philip Osteen, 2022. "The Effects of Childhood Trauma on College Completion," Research in Higher Education, Springer;Association for Institutional Research, vol. 63(6), pages 1058-1072, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:reihed:v:63:y:2022:i:6:d:10.1007_s11162-022-09677-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s11162-022-09677-9
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