The effect of abuse on adolescent behaviour: an empirical analysis of abused adolescents and observed negative functioning
| dc.contributor.author | Gordon, Reagan Naureen | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Peter, Tracey (Sociology) Brownridge, Douglas (Family Social Sciences) | en |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Brickey, Stephen (Sociology) | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-09-10T11:44:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-09-10T11:44:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-09-10T11:44:01Z | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Sociology | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts (M.A.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study is an exploratory examination of how different forms of child abuse affect adolescent victims. The study examines whether victims of physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, emotional abuse, or witnessing domestic violence exhibit negative functioning behaviours such as depression, drug use, or involvement in the Youth Criminal Justice Act. It also measures how abuse chronicity and poly-victimization moderate the relationship between the form of abuse and negative functioning. These relationships were quantitatively tested through three logistic regression models. It was found that there was a relationship between abuse type and negative functioning, and that chronicity and poly-victimization played important roles in determining functioning behaviours. This study contributes to the growing body of child abuse research that is attempting to build a comprehensive understanding of why and how abuse affects victims, and will inform service providers who could use such connections to identify and treat potential functioning problems in victims. | en |
| dc.description.note | October 2010 | en |
| dc.format.extent | 691961 bytes | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4118 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | child abuse | en |
| dc.subject | adolescents | en |
| dc.subject | externalizing | en |
| dc.subject | internalizing | en |
| dc.title | The effect of abuse on adolescent behaviour: an empirical analysis of abused adolescents and observed negative functioning | en |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |