Campus Location
Dallas Campus (Online)
Date of Award
7-2022
Document Type
Dissertation
Department
Organizational Leadership
Degree Name
Doctor of Education
Committee Chair or Primary Advisor
Robert Voelkel
Second Committee Member or Secondary Advisor
Scott Self
Third Committee Member or Committee Reader
Deardra Hayes-Whigham
Abstract
Truancy has been a rising problem in the United States for several decades. Adverse childhood experiences have also been gaining recognition as a public health concern. The problem to be addressed in this study was the effect of trauma on truancy on parents whose children had been referred to the juvenile office. This study was a quantitative study using three self-reported surveys. The surveys include the Adverse Childhood Experiences survey, posttraumatic stress survey, and a school attendance survey. The sample was 60 parents of youth who had been referred to the juvenile office during fall 2021 to spring 2022 school year. This study used multiple regression and two-way ANOVA to analyze the data. For analysis purposes, the school attendance data was broken up into three groups: school attendance same time, school attendance after, and school attendance continue. All regression models showed statistical significance. The analysis of variance showed statistical significance with adverse childhood experiences, posttraumatic stress, and school attendance issues at the same time as the traumatic event. Where applicable, a post hoc Tukey test was run. Trauma and posttraumatic stress were key factors in school attendance.
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Recommended Citation
Hargrave, Teri J., "Impact of Trauma on Truancy" (2022). Digital Commons @ ACU, Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 492.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/etd/492