Race, gender, self-esteem, ACES, and trouble in school

• In Event: Social Emotional Dimensions of the Classroom

Abstract

This analysis aims to further evaluate the relationships between race, gender, self-esteem, and Adverse Childhood Experiences on students getting into trouble in school. Data from The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health wave 1 (1994), a nationally representative sample (n= 4,760) will be analyzed using a standard multiple regression. Our independent variables are race, gender, self- esteem, and number of ACEs, and our dependent variable being trouble in school.

Authors

• Clotea Mack, Cleveland State University

• Bridget Elizabeth Tovey, Cleveland State University