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Childhood Maltreatment and Educational Outcomes
Elisa Romano1, Lyzon Babchishin2, Robyn Marquis2
1University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada eromano@uottawa.ca.
Trauma, Violence & Abuse
|June 13, 2014
Summary
Childhood maltreatment negatively impacts academic achievement and mental well-being in children. These effects are often more severe for children in out-of-home care, highlighting the need for targeted support.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Child maltreatment is linked to widespread functional difficulties.
- Educational outcomes include academic achievement and mental well-being.
- Children in out-of-home care face unique challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine the link between childhood maltreatment and academic achievement.
- Investigate the connection between maltreatment and mental health outcomes.
- Analyze the bidirectional relationship between academic achievement and mental health.
Main Methods:
- Literature review using Slade and Wissow's model.
- Incorporated developmental and ecological perspectives (Bronfenbrenner's model).
- Focused on findings for children in out-of-home care.
Main Results:
- Maltreatment is associated with lower academic performance and poorer mental well-being.
- Children in out-of-home care show more pronounced impairments.
- Mental health and academic difficulties are bidirectionally linked.
Conclusions:
- Child maltreatment disrupts key developmental processes (attachment, emotion regulation).
- Systemic factors (family, school, child welfare) influence outcomes.
- Findings have theoretical, research, and applied implications.
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