'Violence is Everywhere': Childhood Polyvictimization, Perceptions of the Prevalence of Victimization, and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms
| Autor: | Caroline R. Scheid, Kathryn H. Howell, Laura E. Miller-Graff, Lauren M. Schaefer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice 050103 clinical psychology Health (social science) Adolescent Universities education Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Pathology and Forensic Medicine Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic Young Adult Surveys and Questionnaires Intervention (counseling) Injury prevention Prevalence Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Young adult Students Crime Victims Adult Survivors of Child Abuse 05 social sciences Human factors and ergonomics General Medicine Mental health United States Female Psychology Law 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Violence and Victims. 34:376-393 |
| ISSN: | 1945-7073 0886-6708 |
| DOI: | 10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-17-00144 |
| Popis: | Childhood polyvictimization is related to a heightened risk for mental health and functional problems in young adulthood, including posttraumatic stress symptoms, but little research has examined how perceptions of the prevalence of victimization may contribute to specific symptoms of posttraumatic stress. The primary aims of the current study were to (a) evaluate the accuracy of young adults' beliefs about the prevalence of multiple types of childhood victimization and (b) determine how inaccurate appraisals of victimization prevalence are associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms. College students (n= 369) drawn from two geographic regions of the United States responded to an online survey assessing their experiences of childhood victimization, perceptions about the prevalence of victimization, emotion regulation skills, and mental health. Childhood polyvictimization was significantly and positively related to distorted appraisals of the prevalence of victimization overall (r= .26,p< .001), and emotion regulation was associated with symptoms of posttraumatic stress in all domains. Distorted perceptions of the prevalence of victimization were linked to higher symptoms of hyperarousal, but not to higher symptoms of reexperiencing, avoidance, or negative mood/cognition. Results suggest that emotion regulation skills training is likely to be beneficial for many individuals experiencing posttraumatic stress, and intervention around perceptions of the prevalence of victimization may be useful for addressing symptoms of hyperarousal. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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