The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Sexual Well-being among Youth Formerly in the Foster Care System
| dc.contributor.author | Brandon-Friedman, Richard A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fortenberry, J. Dennis | |
| dc.contributor.department | School of Social Work | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-10-30T19:50:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-10-30T19:50:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study evaluates the impact of broad and singular measures of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and severity of sexual abuse on sexual well-being among youth formerly in the foster care system (YFFC). Divorce, alcohol/drug use within the home, the presence of mental illness or a family member suicide attempt, and sexual abuse severity increased odds of negative sexual outcomes and predicted lower sexual well-being. ACE levels negatively impacted outcomes but positively impacted sexual well-being. Research must move beyond summative ACE measures to examine the impact of types of ACEs and sexual abuse severity on sexual well-being and sexual health outcomes for YFFC. | en_US |
| dc.eprint.version | Author's manuscript | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Brandon-Friedman, R. A., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2019). The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Sexual Well-being among Youth Formerly in the Foster Care System. Child Welfare, 97(6), 165–186. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1805/24214 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Child Welfare League of America | en_US |
| dc.relation.journal | Child Welfare | en_US |
| dc.rights | Publisher Policy | en_US |
| dc.source | Author | en_US |
| dc.subject | adverse childhood experiences | en_US |
| dc.subject | sexual abuse | en_US |
| dc.subject | foster care system | en_US |
| dc.title | The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Sexual Well-being among Youth Formerly in the Foster Care System | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |