The Impact of a History of Childhood Abuse on Life as a College Student
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-4-2015
Keywords
College students, Psychology, Child abuse
Abstract
Several studies demonstrate the impact that childhood abuse has on adult life (Felitti et al., 1998; Galea, 2008). This study sought to examine the impact of childhood abuse on college student life. Physical, sexual, emotional, and spiritual abuse were examined in a group of college students from Andrews University and Southern Adventist University. The research team sought to assess whether childhood abuse correlated with challenges for students in the areas of emotional distress, relationship distress, addictive behaviors, spiritual distress, academic problems, and self-indulgence. This research found that nearly all independent variables correlated with one another and with each dependent variable at a statistically significant level (p ≤ .001). The implications of these findings for college students are explored.
Journal Title
Journal of Research on Christian Education
Volume
24
Issue
2
First Page
169
Last Page
184
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/10656219.2015.1052601
First Department
Discipleship and Religious Education
Recommended Citation
Sedlacek, David; Stevenson, Stanley; Kray, Carrie; Henson, Timothy; Burrows, Chelsea; and Rosenboom, Mary Nell, "The Impact of a History of Childhood Abuse on Life as a College Student" (2015). Faculty Publications. 664.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/pubs/664