Abstract
It is well established that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are linked to health and emotional outcomes. But less is known about the relationship between ACEs and educational attainment—a potentially important feature of educational stratification in America. Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), a nationally representative youth study of 7-12th grade students in the 1994-95 school year, I investigate whether ACEs is linked to post-secondary attainment and examine the role of health and socio-emotional factors as mediators. Results confirm that there is a graded relationship between ACEs and timely bachelor's degree attainment. I find that an additional ACE decreases the odds of timely bachelor's degree attainment by about 17%, even after accounting for other related factors.
Degree
MS
College and Department
Family, Home, and Social Sciences; Sociology
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Otero, Carolina, "Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Timely Bachelor's Degree Attainment" (2018). Theses and Dissertations. 6993.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6993
Date Submitted
2018-07-01
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd10244
Keywords
timely bachelor's degree attainment, ACEs, physical health, depression, mediation
Language
english