Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil.
Causale Consultoria, Pelotas, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2024 Aug 26;40(7):e00173623. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XEN173623. eCollection 2024.
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 associated with lower IQ scores in women (β = -4.40; 95%CI: -6.82; -1.99) and men (β = -2.58; 95%CI: -5.17; -0.01) and lower schooling for all sexes: women (β = -1.19; 95%CI: -1.64; -0.74) and men (β = -0.82; 95%CI: -1.34; -0.30). Moreover, men who had experienced one type of child maltreatment and women who had experienced two or more types had lower years of schooling at 22 years (β = -0.41; 95%CI: -0.73; -0.89 and β = -0.57; 95%CI: -0.91; -0.22, respectively) than those who suffered no kind of maltreatment. Efforts to improve future educational and cognitive outcomes must include early prevention and intervention strategies for child maltreatment.
本研究旨在探讨儿童虐待与人力资本之间的关联，以智力商数（IQ）和 22 岁时的受教育程度来衡量，研究对象为来自巴西南部一项基于人群的出生队列的 3736 名成员。采用多元线性回归评估儿童虐待与人力资本测量之间的关联。将 15 岁之前发生的身体和情感虐待以及身体忽视视为儿童虐待。身体忽视与女性（β=-4.40；95%CI：-6.82；-1.99）和男性（β=-2.58；95%CI：-5.17；-0.01）的 IQ 得分较低以及所有性别的受教育程度较低有关：女性（β=-1.19；95%CI：-1.64；-0.74）和男性（β=-0.82；95%CI：-1.34；-0.30）。此外，经历过一种类型儿童虐待的男性和经历过两种或更多种类型儿童虐待的女性，22 岁时的受教育年限较低（β=-0.41；95%CI：-0.73；-0.89 和β=-0.57；95%CI：-0.91；-0.22），而未遭受任何类型虐待的女性则较低。为了提高未来的教育和认知成果，必须包括针对儿童虐待的早期预防和干预策略。
