Relation between child maltreatment and human capital: results from a population-based birth cohort
Roberta Hirschmann,
Cauane Blumenberg,
Pedro San Martin Soares
et al.
Abstract:This study aimed to investigate the association between child maltreatment and human capital, measured by intelligence quotient (IQ) at age 18 years and schooling at age 22 years in 3,736 members from a population-based birth cohort in Southern Brazil. A multiple linear regression was used to assess the association between child maltreatment and human capital measurements. Physical and emotional abuse and physical neglect occurring up to 15 years of age were considered child maltreatment. Physical neglect was … Show more
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