title: Typologies of Childhood Exposure to Violence: Associations With College Student Mental Health.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined typologies of childhood violence exposure (CVE) and the associations of profiles with current demographic characteristics and mental health in emerging adulthood.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study evaluated a sample of college students from 2 US geographic regions (Midwest, n = 195; Southeast, n = 200).
  
  
  METHODS
  An online questionnaire (collected 2013-2014) assessed CVE and current mental health. Latent class analysis was used to identify typologies of CVE. Follow-up analyses were conducted to distinguish differences between typologies in demographic characteristics and mental health.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four distinct profiles emerged: High-Exposed, Domestic-Exposed, Community-Exposed, and Low-Exposed. High- and Domestic-Exposed groups were more likely to be first-generation college students and to experience symptoms of psychopathology.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study offers a unique presentation of CVE profiles and a nuanced interpretation of their differential relationship to current demographic characteristics and mental health. It may befit university mental health initiatives to engage first-generation students and utilize comprehensive assessments of previous victimization.
authors.forename: Laura E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Miller-Graff
authors.forename: Kathryn H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martinez-Torteya
authors.forename: Erin C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Hunter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D000069581:Exposure to Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: childhood exposure to violence; college students; posttraumatic stress; psychopathology; violence typology