Child Mental Health Problems as Risk Factors for Victimization
| Autor: | David Finkelhor, Richard Ormrod, Heather A. Turner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Child abuse Adolescent education Psychological intervention Poison control Child Behavior Disorders Comorbidity Anger Personality Assessment Suicide prevention Developmental psychology Risk Factors Interview Psychological Injury prevention Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans Child Abuse Longitudinal Studies Child Social Behavior Crime Victims Internal-External Control health care economics and organizations Depressive Disorder Human factors and ergonomics Child Abuse Sexual social sciences Anxiety Disorders Health Surveys Mental health United States humanities Aggression Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Peer victimization behavior and behavior mechanisms Female Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Child Maltreatment. 15:132-143 |
| ISSN: | 1552-6119 1077-5595 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1077559509349450 |
| Popis: | The current study examines the effects of child internalizing and externalizing symptoms on increases in victimization over a 1-year period. Using longitudinal data from the Developmental Victimization Survey (DVS), analyses are based on a national probability sample of 1,467 children aged 2—17. Results indicate that children with high levels of co-occurring internalizing and externalizing symptoms were particularly likely to experience increased exposure to several forms of victimization, including peer victimization, maltreatment, and sexual victimization, controlling for earlier victimization and adversity. The relationship of symptoms to victimization exposure differed across developmental stage. Elementary school-age children with high levels of symptoms were especially vulnerable to victimization by peers, whereas distressed youth in early adolescence were particularly vulnerable to sexual victimization. Mental health problems in childhood and adolescence appear to represent important risk factors for increased victimization. Future interventions might consider targeting youth with co-occurring internalizing and externalizing symptoms during especially vulnerable developmental stages. |
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