Polyvictimization in Developmental Context
| Autor: | Sherry Hamby, David Finkelhor, Anne M. Shattuck, Richard Ormrod, Heather A. Turner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
Child abuse
medicine.medical_specialty Multiple forms Public health education Traumatic stress Context (language use) social sciences Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine humanities Developmental psychology Distress Sexual abuse behavior and behavior mechanisms Emergency Medicine medicine Juvenile Psychology health care economics and organizations |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. 4:291-300 |
| ISSN: | 1936-153X 1936-1521 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/19361521.2011.610432 |
| Popis: | Polyvictimization (i.e., exposure to multiple forms of victimization) appears highly correlated with indicators of traumatic stress in children. In this study, a national sample of children and youth were assessed for 36 different kinds of victimization using the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire. Polyvictims were defined as the 10% of children experiencing the most different kinds of victimization in each of 4 developmental cohorts. The younger polyvictims had somewhat fewer victimizations overall, less sexual victimization, and more victimization at the hands of family members, particularly siblings. However, polyvictimization at every developmental level was strongly associated with distress symptoms. This study suggests the importance of assessing for and identifying polyvictims at all ages, including among preschoolers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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