New Findings on the Consequences of Childhood Maltreatment: Results of a Prospective Longitudinal Study

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

The papers presented here draw on data from the Midwest longitudinal study that was begun in 1986. This prospective cohorts design study originally focused on the "cycle of violence" and was broadened in scope to include assessments of multiple domains of functioning across many waves of the study. A large group of children with documented histories of physical and sexual abuse and neglect and demographically matched controls without those histories were followed up and assessed over time from young to middle adulthood. These three papers will focus on topics of contemporary importance, including homelessness, traumatic brain injury, and the role of adult cognitive appraisals of childhood experiences. Each paper will examine the extent to which childhood maltreatment increases risk for these particular outcomes and the role of potential mediating factors. Implications of the findings will be discussed.

Sub Unit

• Area V. Victimization / 37. Consequences of Victimization

Individual Presentations

• Pathways to Homelessness: Childhood Maltreatment and Psychiatric Symptoms Increase Risk of Homelessness - Kellie Courtney, John Jay College of Criminal Justice; Cathy Spatz Widom, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY

• Childhood Maltreatment and Traumatic Brain Injury: The Role of Violent Victimization Experiences - Alexander Legg, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice; Cathy Spatz Widom, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY

• Factors Influencing Adult Cognitive Appraisals of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Prospective Investigation - Quincy Claire Miller, University of California, Irvine; Cathy Spatz Widom, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY

Chair

• Cathy Spatz Widom, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY

Organized by a Division or external group?

Division of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology (DLCC)