1. The Association between Childhood Abuse and Labor Force Outcomes in Young Adults: Results from the Ontario Child Health Study.
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Tanaka, Masako, Jamieson, Ellen, Georgiades, Katholiki, Duku, Eric K., Boyle, Michael H., and MacMillan, Harriet L.
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ADULT child abuse victims , *ANALYSIS of variance , *CHI-squared test , *CLUSTER analysis (Statistics) , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *STATISTICAL correlation , *EMPLOYMENT , *EPIDEMIOLOGY , *HEALTH , *HEALTH surveys , *INCOME , *LABOR supply , *LONGITUDINAL method , *MENTAL health , *MULTIVARIATE analysis , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RESEARCH funding , *STATISTICAL sampling , *SEX distribution , *STATISTICS , *DATA analysis , *MULTIPLE regression analysis , *EDUCATIONAL attainment , *CROSS-sectional method , *DATA analysis software , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
We examined the associations between childhood physical and sexual abuse and labor force outcomes in young adults and the possible mediating effects of educational attainment, current mental health, and physical health. Data from the Ontario Child Health Study (N = 1,893), a province-wide longitudinal study were analyzed. Controlling for childhood and demographic variables, severe childhood physical abuse was significantly associated with reduced income with small mediating effects. There was a sex difference in the association between child abuse and employment. Severe childhood physical abuse was significantly associated with lower likelihood of employment only among males; mediators partially reduced this association. Further research is needed to explore the mechanisms linking exposure to child abuse and economic vulnerability in young adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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