RT Article
T1 Adverse Childhood Experiences and Negative Outcomes Among Justice-Involved Youth: Moderating Effects of Protective Factors
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 70
IS 4
SP 1274
OP 1303
A1 Bergquist, Becca K.
A2 Schmidt, Adam 1908-1990
A2 Thomas, April G.
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1883155169
AB Justice-involved youth experience significantly higher rates of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) compared to the general population, which lead to negative outcomes such as greater criminal involvement and mental health disorders. Such effects emphasize the need to examine the role of protective factors on the development of these negative outcomes. This study uses data from 519 youth referred to a probation department in Southeast Texas to examine the effects of ACEs and the direct and mitigating effects of protective factors on a youth?s criminal involvement and mental health symptoms. Results from hierarchical linear regression models emphasize the negative effects of ACEs on these outcomes, as well as the potential ceiling effect of protective factors based on ACE severity.
K1 Adverse Childhood Experiences
K1 Justice-involved youth
K1 Protective factors
K1 Psychopathology
K1 Trauma
DO 10.1177/00111287221122756