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Childhood Adversity
Top of Mind with Julie Rose
Biden's Domestic Agenda, Secret Ingredient, Autism at Work
Episode: Biden's Domestic Agenda, Secret Ingredient, Autism at Work
- May 5, 2021 8:00 pm
- 10:04 mins
Girls who experience a lot of trauma or abuse as young children are more likely to show delinquent behavior as teenagers. That’s maybe not surprising on its surface –but a study co-authored recently by sociologist Melissa Jones found a strong link between childhood trauma and delinquency in teenaged girls –but not in boys. Jones is a professor at Brigham Young University.