title: Examining the Relationship Between Childhood Victimization, High-Risk Behaviors, and Health Among Criminal Justice-Involved Women.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop and test a conceptual model of the pathways through which childhood victimization influences adult health outcomes. Specifically, measures of high-risk behaviors, tobacco use, alcohol use, illegal substance use, and HIV risk behaviors were hypothesized to mediate the relationship between childhood victimization and adult physical health. The sample consisted of 406 women on probation and parole with a history of childhood victimization in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the relationship between childhood victimization, high-risk behaviors, and physical health outcomes. The findings indicate partial mediation, with health risk behaviors accounting for 12.5% of the variance in the relationship between childhood victimization and health outcomes. Implications for policy and treatment practice in the health and criminal justice arena are discussed.
authors.affiliation: 1 Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Renn
authors.affiliation: 2 Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Seana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Golder
authors.affiliation: 3 University of Louisville, Criminal Justice, Louisville, KY, USA.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.affiliation: 4 University of Kentucky, Behavioral Science, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Logan
authors.affiliation: 2 Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Katherine M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Winham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011329:Prisoners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012309:Risk-Taking
keywords: childhood victimization; criminal justice; health; high-risk behavior