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Source: The Ohio State University
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1. Grabmeier, Jeff
One Way Childhood Trauma Leads to Poorer Health for Women
Ohio State News, September 17, 2019.
Also: https://news.osu.edu/one-way-childhood-trauma-leads-to-poorer-health-for-women/
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: The Ohio State University
Keyword(s): Age at First Birth; Childbearing, Premarital/Nonmarital; Childhood Adversity/Trauma; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale

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Researchers have long known that childhood trauma is linked to poorer health for women at midlife. A new study shows one important reason why. The national study of more than 3,000 women is the first to find that those who experienced childhood trauma were more likely than others to have their first child both earlier in life and outside of marriage -- and that those factors were associated with poorer health later in life. [News article based on Williams, Kristi and Brian Finch. "Adverse Childhood Experiences, Early and Nonmarital Fertility, and Women's Health at Midlife." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 60,3 (September 2019): 309-325.]
Bibliography Citation
Grabmeier, Jeff. "One Way Childhood Trauma Leads to Poorer Health for Women." Ohio State News, September 17, 2019.
2. Johnson, Royel Montel
Measuring the Influence of Juvenile Arrest on the Odds of Four-Year College Enrollment for Black Males: An NLSY Analysis
Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Educational Studies, The Ohio State University, 2015
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: The Ohio State University
Keyword(s): Arrests; Black Youth; College Enrollment; Criminal Justice System

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Black male youth make up 16% of all public school students in the United States, though they constitute 31% of all juvenile arrests. Very little is known from research about the long-term consequences for such contact on their odds of college enrollment. Thus, the purpose of this study was to test the relationship between Black males' early contact with the criminal justice system through arrest on their probability of enrolling in a four-year college, using a nationally representative sample of approximately 1100 Black males who participated in the National Longitudinal Study of Youth (1997). Survey data were analyzed using descriptive, chi-square, and hierarchical binomial logistic regression techniques. Results expose pervasive limits on Black males' college-going, reveal the statistically significant influence of early arrest on college entry, and have far-reaching implications for research, policy, and outreach.
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Johnson, Royel Montel. Measuring the Influence of Juvenile Arrest on the Odds of Four-Year College Enrollment for Black Males: An NLSY Analysis. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Educational Studies, The Ohio State University, 2015.
3. Mernitz, Sara E.
Long-term Cohabitation: Prevalence, Predictors, and Mental Health Outcomes
Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University, 2016
Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY97
Publisher: The Ohio State University
Keyword(s): Cohabitation; Health, Mental/Psychological; National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (AddHealth)

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This dissertation study enhances scholarship on cohabitation by examining long-term cohabitation during a critical period in the life course, young adulthood, a time when these early relationships may alter young adults' future relationship and union trajectories. Further, a critical developmental task during these years is establishing intimacy within romantic unions, suggesting that cohabitation during this period is more important than at any other developmental stage. I use data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79), the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97), and the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) to examine the prevalence of long-term cohabitation over time, identify variables contributing to transitions out of cohabitation and long-term cohabitation, and the mental health implications of young adult long-term cohabitation. These data are well-suited for this study as all are nationally-representative longitudinal studies containing high-quality cohabitation data.
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Mernitz, Sara E. Long-term Cohabitation: Prevalence, Predictors, and Mental Health Outcomes. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University, 2016.
4. Mott, Frank L.
Teen Parenting: Implications for the Mother and Child Generations
Presented: Columbus OH, The Justice for Children Project Conference, Ohio State University, November 1995
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79
Publisher: The Ohio State University
Keyword(s): Childbearing, Adolescent; Children, Well-Being; Cohabitation; Parent-Child Relationship/Closeness; Parenting Skills/Styles; Sexual Activity; Teenagers

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This paper examines the special problem of teen parenting and issues which will help examine the needs of children, particularly those growing up in disadvantaged environments. The ambiguity in the title focuses on two clearly inseparable issues: the problems and issues facing teen parents and their children--the problems of children raising children. The issue of the well-being of adolescents and their children cannot be effectively discussed outside of the context of the early sexual activity actually happening now, and how this may differ from what was true only a few decades ago. The issue of early sexual activity is discussed within a social context and suggestion on how the issue may be intimately linked with the well-being of both young mothers and their children are presented.
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Mott, Frank L. "Teen Parenting: Implications for the Mother and Child Generations." Presented: Columbus OH, The Justice for Children Project Conference, Ohio State University, November 1995.
5. Richards, Jonathan Brent
Three Essays on Noncognitive Skills and Youth Education and Labor Outcomes
Ph.D. Dissertation, The Ohio State University, 2013
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79
Publisher: The Ohio State University
Keyword(s): Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Behavior, Antisocial; Head Start; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Modeling, Fixed Effects; Noncognitive Skills; Parental Investments

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In my third paper, I look at whether children who participate in Head Start have better scores on the Antisocial sub-scale of the Behavior Problems Index (or BPI), a scale measuring problem behavior in children. I use CNLSY data from the USA. Like other papers in the Head Start literature, such as Currie and Thomas (1995), I control for family fixed effects to deal with unobserved household-level heterogeneity that could influence whether a child attends Head Start. Unlike Carneiro and Ginja (2008), I control for measures of parental investment during Head Start. I also look at levels of antisocial behavior shortly after attending Head Start, while they look at outcomes when the child is in their pre-teen or teen years. Unlike Carneiro and Ginja, I find evidence that Head Start participation raises a child’s level of antisocial behavior.
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Richards, Jonathan Brent. Three Essays on Noncognitive Skills and Youth Education and Labor Outcomes. Ph.D. Dissertation, The Ohio State University, 2013.
6. Whiting, Riley
Parent-Adolescent Relationships, Education and Health: The Importance of Parent-Adolescent Relationships
M.A. Thesis, Department of Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, 2021
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: The Ohio State University
Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Health, Mental/Psychological; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Parent-Child Relationship/Closeness

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The connection between education and health has repeatedly been documented in research. From a systemic perspective there are many influences which could be accounting for this association, one key area being the parent-adolescent relationship. Parent-adolescent relationships have independently been associated with educational attainment as well as physical and mental health outcomes. The prospective study, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 cohort (n = 8,984; 52% white, 26% Black, 21% Hispanic 1% mixed race) was used to estimate the connections between parent-adolescent relationship quality in 1997, mental health in 2000, and physical health in 2009 and overall educational attainment. Results from path models suggested that the quality of the parent-adolescent relationship was a significant positive predictor of educational attainment and health. Findings provide an important perspective to understand how relationships may affect mental health, education and physical health over time. This information will inform researchers, clinicians, educators, and healthcare professionals in prioritizing and further understanding the importance of parent-child relationships, and how these variables influence long-term outcomes into adulthood.
Bibliography Citation
Whiting, Riley. Parent-Adolescent Relationships, Education and Health: The Importance of Parent-Adolescent Relationships. M.A. Thesis, Department of Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, 2021.
7. Zhang, Runtian
Three Essays on the Impact of Publicly Funded Programs on the Well-Being of Lower-Income Individuals
Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Consumer Sciences, The Ohio State University, 2021
Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult
Publisher: The Ohio State University
Keyword(s): Children, Well-Being; Educational Attainment; Income Level; Leave, Family or Maternity/Paternity; Maternal Employment

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This dissertation consists of three essays on the impact of publicly funded programs and how they can affect the well-being of the low-income population...The second essay focuses on maternity leave policies in the United States. Using the propensity score matching method, I find that a mother's maternity leave-taking is positively associated with the probability of children graduating from high school and the probability of children ever attending college. Subsample analyses also show that the effect is slightly larger for low-income mothers.
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Zhang, Runtian. Three Essays on the Impact of Publicly Funded Programs on the Well-Being of Lower-Income Individuals. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Consumer Sciences, The Ohio State University, 2021.