Academic achievement despite child maltreatment: a longitudinal study |
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Authors: | Coohey Carol Renner Lynette M Hua Lei Zhang Ying J Whitney Stephen D |
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Institution: | a School of Social Work, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA b School of Public Health, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA c Department of Biostatistics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA d Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA |
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Abstract: | PurposeAlthough researchers have concluded that child maltreatment has a negative effect on children's learning and academic achievement, not all children are negatively affected by maltreatment, and some children seem to succeed academically despite being maltreated. Drawing on risk and resilience theory, we examined a broad range of potential risk, promotive, and protective factors within children and their environments along with characteristics of the maltreatment to account for variability in test scores.MethodsA national longitudinal probability sample of 702 maltreated school-aged children, ages 6-10, and their caregivers was used to predict reading and math scores among maltreated children over three years.ResultsWe found that chronic maltreatment, poorer daily living skills, and lower intelligence explained a substantial proportion of the variance in maltreated children's math scores (39%), whereas type of maltreatment, poorer daily living skills and lower intelligence explained a substantial proportion of the variance in reading scores (54%) over time. Contrary to our prediction, having a behavior problem seemed to protect chronically maltreated children from poorer performance in math over time.ConclusionsTo increase academic achievement among maltreated children, it is imperative that we prevent chronic maltreatment and help children increase their competency on daily living skills. |
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Keywords: | Academic achievement Math and reading scores School success Domestic violence Anger/aggression Externalizing behavior Physical abuse |
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