Foster Care Alumni Achievement in Higher Education: the Role of Trauma.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Bishop, Joshua D. Prock, Kristen Seon, Jisuk Woodward, Amanda T. Hughes, Anne K. MacLean, Sister Miriam
Abstract	Foster care alumni lag behind the general population in post-secondary academic achievement. This cross-sectional study uses a random sample of forty-six foster care alumni from a Midwestern public university to explore the relationship between exposure to trauma and post-secondary academic achievement (14.5% response rate; age range 17–24). While no significant relationship was found between trauma exposure and GPA or failing classes, participants who experienced increased exposure to trauma were more likely to have withdrawn from a class because it was too difficult or the semester was too overwhelming. More research is needed to further understand these findings.
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ISSN	19361521
Volume Number	12
DOI	10.1007/s40653-018-0225-9
PubMed Central reference number	PMC7163848
Issue Number	3
PubMed reference number	32318202
Journal	Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma [J Child Adolesc Trauma]
e-ISSN	1936153X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Publisher Date	2018-08-11
Publisher Place	Gewerbestrasse 11, Cham, Ch 6330, Switzerland
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Subject Keyword	Foster care Academic achievement Postsecondary education Trauma
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Emergency Medicine Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine