ERIC Number: EJ1400530
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Risky Behaviors in Male College Students
Schafer, Emily Smith
Journal of American College Health, v71 n6 p1926-1934 2023
Objective: The current study examined associations between ACEs and health-risk behaviors in male college students. Participants: 795 men who attended a large southern public university. Method: One-way ANOVA was used to explore whether the ACEs of sexual abuse, exposure to interparental violence, household mental illness, and household substance abuse significantly affected male college students' high risk drinking, number of sexual partners, and/or impulsivity. Results: Sexual abuse was significantly associated with all three measured outcomes and had the strongest associations of all assessed ACEs. Exposure to interparental violence was significantly associated only with number of sexual partners. Household substance abuse was significantly associated with high risk drinking and number of sexual partners. A simple linear regression revealed that for each additional ACE, students in the sample increased their risky behaviors. Conclusions: Results confirm a dose-response between ACEs and negative outcomes. Mindfulness training, policy/funding advocacy, and trauma-informed support are discussed as implications.
Descriptors: College Students, Males, Trauma, Early Experience, Stress Variables, Barriers, Student Behavior, Risk, Sexual Abuse, Mental Disorders, Family Environment, Family Violence, Substance Abuse, Drinking, Sexuality, Self Control
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
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