Stacey M. Dionne
Saint Anselm College
Psychology Department
A Study of Child Abuse and it’s Relationship to Socioeconomic Status, Parental Mental Illness, and Substance Abuse
Abstract
A Study of Child Abuse and it’s Relationship to Socioeconomic Status, Parental Mental Illness, and Substance Abuse
Abstract
Parents
who live in low socioeconomic status (SES) are hypothesized to have a higher
rate of substance abuse problems along with a higher rate of mental illness.
Statistical information on New Hampshire’s population and economic status
was collected from a variety of data bases through organizations that work
in these related fields. This information was then cross referenced
to data collected on the prevalence of child abuse in the mental health
regions throughout the state. Then tested for correlations between
substance abuse, SES, mental illness and child abuse. The results
of this study showed a positive correlation between mental illness and
child abuse, a negative correlations between SES, child abuse and mental
illness. Substance abuse statistics were not available for the state
of New Hampshire, therefore no correlations were done in reference to this
variable.
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Method
Results
Discussion
References
St.
Anselm College Department Homepage
NAMI
(National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
American
Psychological Association Online
U.S
Census Bureau Homepage
Department
of Health and Human Services
Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency
National
Children's Alliance
Administration
for Children and Families
New
Hampshire State Government Online
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