Exploring the Relationship Between College Aspirations and Juvenile Victimization

• In Event: Long Term Consequences of Victimization

Abstract

The bulk of research on college aspirations and juveniles has focused on the effects of juvenile delinquency or strength of parental education and neglect on college aspirations. Less, however, is known about the variations in experienced victimization and the resulting impact on college aspirations, especially when still considering the influences of parental education and neglect. How, for example, do certain forms of experienced victimization influence college aspirations in comparison to other forms of experienced victimization? Can the resulting impact on college aspirations due to experienced victimization be influenced by parental education or neglect? Accordingly, this study will examine the relationship between experienced victimization and indicated college aspirations by analyzing data drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) through a series of ordered logistic regression models. Findings from these models are expected to reveal interesting relationships between variations in experienced victimization and college aspirations for males and females. Additional findings will be discussed, along with their implications for future research.

Author

• Anneliese Kress, Florida State University