Thesis
Adverse childhood experiences and first-generation college student stressors
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2017
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/103379
Abstract
The initial Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study in 1998 by Felitti et al. has inspired a surge of research into the sequelae of childhood adversity on physical health, mental health, and other life outcomes such as degree attainment and societal contributions. Despite the growing interest in ACEs there is scant research into post-secondary stress outcomes. Furthermore, there is even less research identifying the unique experiences of students who are first-generation college students and who have high ACEs scores. In this paper I explore differences in stressors faced by college students grouped by ACEs scores and generation status (first-generation versus multi-generation college attendance) based on survey data from the College Chronic Life Stress Survey (CCLSS). Results indicate that students with high ACEs scores are more likely than those with low ACEs scores to report stress caused by several specific constructs (p<.05). There was a significant main effect of generation-status on Finances and Car Stress but no interaction effects. Those at the intersection of being first-generation students with high ACEs scores consistently reported higher mean stress-level scores than those who were not. However, this difference was not statistically significant when analyzed using an analysis of variance (ANOVA).
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Details
- Title
- Adverse childhood experiences and first-generation college student stressors
- Creators
- Kelsey Reanne Cunningham
- Contributors
- Darcy Elizabeth Miller (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Teaching and Learning, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525063701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis