The correlation between childhood exposure to violence and difficulties later in life
Children who have been exposed to severe violence face challenges with bullying, loneliness, school difficulties, and concentration issues.
Original title: Associations between adverse childhood experiences and adversities later in life. Survey data from a high-risk Norwegian sample
Authors: Anders Dovran, Dagfinn Winje, Kjersti Arefjord, Stian Tobiassen, Kristin Stokke, Jens Christoffer Skogend, Simon Øverland
Year: 2019
Our foundation researcher, Anders Dovran, demonstrates in his doctoral work that those exposed to severe violence face greater and more numerous challenges than those without such experiences:
Academic challenges:
- 251% higher risk of concentration difficulties (2.5 times)
- 238% higher risk of mathematics difficulties (2.5 times)
- 317% higher risk of reading difficulties (3 times)
- 534% higher risk of writing difficulties (5.5 times)
Relational problems in primary school
- 354% higher risk of being bullied (3.5 times)
- 638% higher risk of loneliness (6.5 times)
Relational problems in lower secondary school
- 236% higher risk of being bullied (2.5 times)
- 339% higher risk of loneliness (3.5 times)
Reflections not explicitly mentioned in the research article:
The Educational and Psychological Counseling Service (PPT) must show greater sensitivity toward children with academic challenges.
Andre barn kan fungere som radar for barn som er utsatt for vold. Adults can therefore see which children are not making friends – and see it as a warning of something bad.
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