Effects of childhood adversity on bullying and cruelty to animals in the United States: Findings from a national sample

dc.contributor.authorVaughn, M. G., Fu, Q., Beaver, K. M., DeLisi, M., Perron, B. E., & Howard, M. O.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-31T15:58:48Z
dc.date.available2017-01-31T15:58:48Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis study examined effects of type of and cumulative burden of childhood adversities on bullying and cruelty to animals in the United States. Data were derived from Waves I and II of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults. Structured psychiatric interviews were completed by trained lay interviewers between 2001-2002 and 2003-2004. Although the effects of childhood adversity diminished with the inclusion of confounding variables, several adversities remained significant. For bullying, these included being made to do chores that were too difficult or dangerous, threatening to hit or throw something, pushing, shoving, slapping, or hitting, and hitting that left bruises, marks, or injuries. With respect to cruelty to animals, swearing and saying hurtful things, having a parent or other adult living within the home that went to jail or prison, and adult/other person fondling/touching in a sexual way were significant. The final models indicated that the cumulative burden of childhood adversities had strong effects on the increased likelihood of bullying behavior but not cruelty to animals. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationVaughn, M. G., Fu, Q., Beaver, K. M., DeLisi, M., Perron, B. E., & Howard, M. O. (2011). Effects of childhood adversity on bullying and cruelty to animals in the United States: Findings from a national sample. Journal of interpersonal violence, 26(17), 3509-3525.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21602208/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3194
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Interpersonal Violenceen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectlong term effectsen_US
dc.subjectanimal crueltyen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleEffects of childhood adversity on bullying and cruelty to animals in the United States: Findings from a national sampleen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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