TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of Violence and Relationship Abuse on Grades of American Indian/Alaska Native Undergraduate College Students
AU - Patterson Silver Wolf, David A.
AU - Perkins, Jacob
AU - Van Zile-Tamsen, Carol
AU - Butler-Barnes, Sheretta
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2016.
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - Violence and relationship abuse are pervasive public health problems that have a range of negative effects, with exceptionally high prevalence among ethno–racial minority youth. This study assesses the prevalence of these types of violence among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) students and examines the impact of victimization on academic performance of AI/AN and non-AI/AN student populations using self-reported college health survey data. Results show that students who identified fully or partially as AI/AN reported markedly higher rates of all types of violence/abuse than did other students, and students who had experienced violence/abuse had lower grade point averages (GPAs) compared with those who had not. Recommendations for future research and direct practice with AI/AN students are discussed.
AB - Violence and relationship abuse are pervasive public health problems that have a range of negative effects, with exceptionally high prevalence among ethno–racial minority youth. This study assesses the prevalence of these types of violence among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) students and examines the impact of victimization on academic performance of AI/AN and non-AI/AN student populations using self-reported college health survey data. Results show that students who identified fully or partially as AI/AN reported markedly higher rates of all types of violence/abuse than did other students, and students who had experienced violence/abuse had lower grade point averages (GPAs) compared with those who had not. Recommendations for future research and direct practice with AI/AN students are discussed.
KW - academic performance
KW - American Indian/Alaska Native
KW - anything related to sexual assault
KW - cultural contexts
KW - sexual assault
KW - violence exposure
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85042472265
U2 - 10.1177/0886260516639255
DO - 10.1177/0886260516639255
M3 - Article
C2 - 27021735
AN - SCOPUS:85042472265
SN - 0886-2605
VL - 33
SP - 3686
EP - 3704
JO - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
JF - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
IS - 23
ER -