Open AccessThe Harmful Effect of Child Maltreatment on Economic Outcomes in Adulthood
Author(s) -
Kimberly L. Henry,
Celia J. Fulco,
Melissa T. Merrick
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2018.304635
Subject(s) - prosperity , psychology , poison control , injury prevention , suicide prevention , mental health , longitudinal study , occupational safety and health , psychiatry , child abuse , life course approach , medicine , developmental psychology , environmental health , pathology , political science , law
To examine the effect of maltreatment during childhood on subsequent financial strain during adulthood and the extent to which this effect is mediated by adolescent depressive symptoms, adolescent substance abuse, attenuated educational achievement, and timing of first birth.