Verbal and Nonverbal Intelligence Development in Children With Maltreatment Histories (Poster 45)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Fifteen
  In Poster Session: Cognitive and Motivational Processes: Poster Session Five

Abstract

Children with maltreatment histories perform lower on IQ measures than non-maltreated peers. Despite IQ being a stable construct, the developmental cascade theory suggests that children exposed to maltreatment may experience negative or positive cascades affecting developmental outcomes. Therefore, multiple IQ trajectories may exist in the maltreatment population in contrast to the stability found in the general population. In the current study, we examine the longitudinal stability of IQ in a sample of children exposed to maltreatment across three timepoints spanning preschool through the early school-aged years. Results indicate three classes of verbal and nonverbal IQ trajectories: high-stable, low-unstable, and increasing classes, providing some evidence that children with maltreatment histories may have varied IQ abilities over time.

Authors

• Samantha Ellner, Pennsylvania State University
  Presenting Author

• Claire Selin, Pennsylvania State University
  Presenting Author

• Carlomagno Panlilio, Pennsylvania State University
  Presenting Author