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Access Type
WSU Access
Date of Award
January 2011
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Ann M. Stacks
Second Advisor
Ty Partridge
Abstract
The present study explores cognitive ability and social support as protective factors that promote resilience, in the form of employment, financial status, and education in a sample of 532 formerly maltreated adolescents transitioning into young adulthood. The study employed data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW), a nationally representative, longitudinal study of maltreated children and adolescents who had involvement with protective services. Maltreatment is expected to negatively affect social relationships with caregivers and peers and employment, household income, and education outcomes. Individuals with higher quality relationships and greater social support are predicted to have better transition outcomes. Consistent with the study hypotheses, findings imply that maltreatment type and duration were negatively associated with relationship quality, social support, and transition outcomes. Relationship with caregiver and peers were protective factors associated with competent transitions to adulthood.
Recommended Citation
Bergeron, Nicholas Ryan, "Social support, cognitive ability, and resilience in maltreated adolescents transitioning to adulthood" (2011). Wayne State University Theses. 140.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_theses/140