Effects of childhood adversity linger during college years
- Written by: Toni Watt, Professor of Sociology, Texas State University
A study found that 22.8% of college students had experienced at least four adverse childhood experiences. Carol Yepes/Getty Images The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
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College students who experienced a high level of adversity in childhood have lower levels of social support, such as having someone to...
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