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adverse childhood experiences, college major, criminal justice, psychology, education, mental health disorders
Presenter Names and Speeches.
Rachel Ling Xiu Held
ACEs and College Major
Abstract
The term adverse childhood experiences or ACEs for short, is well known in many fields of study including criminal justice, psychology, social work, and education. There are a multitude of studies that compare ACEs with other risk factors, use ACEs as a comparison tool with other behavioral issues, as well as linking ACEs to criminality, mental health disorders, and physical health. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been identified as a key risk factor for a range of negative life outcomes, including a strong correlation in juvenile delinquency and crime. Despite many works regarding adverse childhood experiences and the ACE test, there have next to none that study the correlation between ACEs and college major. I created a survey using Google Forms that I sent out through social media and social networking sites in order to conduct my own research based on the idea that certain college majors have higher ACE test scores than others. I believe that psychology majors, social work majors, and criminal justice and related majors have higher ACE scores than other college majors and seeing as there are very few that are specific to adverse childhood experiences and what college major someone chooses.
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Adverse Childhood Experiences and their Correlation to College Major
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The term adverse childhood experiences or ACEs for short, is well known in many fields of study including criminal justice, psychology, social work, and education. There are a multitude of studies that compare ACEs with other risk factors, use ACEs as a comparison tool with other behavioral issues, as well as linking ACEs to criminality, mental health disorders, and physical health. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been identified as a key risk factor for a range of negative life outcomes, including a strong correlation in juvenile delinquency and crime. Despite many works regarding adverse childhood experiences and the ACE test, there have next to none that study the correlation between ACEs and college major. I created a survey using Google Forms that I sent out through social media and social networking sites in order to conduct my own research based on the idea that certain college majors have higher ACE test scores than others. I believe that psychology majors, social work majors, and criminal justice and related majors have higher ACE scores than other college majors and seeing as there are very few that are specific to adverse childhood experiences and what college major someone chooses.
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Research was conducted by me because there was no prior research I could find. The paper itself is around 50 pages long (including title, abstract, lit review, and references)
I have an excel spreadsheet, as well as a powerpoint made as well.