Childhood Exposure to Family Violence and Attrition in the Navy
Abstract
In a prospective study of U.S. Navy recruits (N = 5,491), we examined the relationship between childhood exposure to family violence (child physical abuse, CPA; child sexual abuse, CSA; and domestic violence, DV) and attrition. Overall, 55% of recruits experienced one or more forms of childhood family violence and 34% of recruits attrited within 4 years following enlistment. Considered separately, each form of childhood violence was significantly associated with attrition. When considered simultaneously, all three types of childhood violence were associated with attrition in men, but only CSA was associated with attrition in women. Men and women who experienced all three types of childhood violence were 303% and 139%, respectively, more likely to attrite than recruits who reported no childhood violence. In analyses examining the timing of attrition,
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA458034
Entities
People
- Cynthia J Thomsen
- Joel S. Milner
- Julie L. Crouch
- Lex L. Merrill
- Valerie A. Stander
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center