Poly-victimization and psychopathology among Spanish adolescents in residential care

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• 作者：Anna Segura^a ; ^b ; ^{annasegura@ub.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Noemí ; Pereda^a ; ^b ; ^d ; Georgina Guilera^a ; ^c ; ^d ; Judit Abad^a ; ^b
• 关键词：Poly-victimization ; Child welfare ; Residential facilities ; Psychopathology ; Adolescents
• 刊名：Child Abuse & Neglect
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：May 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：55
• 期：Complete
• 页码：40-51
• 全文大小：446 K

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The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of poly-victimization on symptom severity among adolescents being cared for by the child welfare system in a southwestern European country. The sample consisted of 127 youths (62 males and 65 females) aged 12–17 years (M = 14.60, SD = 1.61) who were recruited from short- and long-term residential centers. The Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire (Finkelhor, Hamby, Ormrod, & Turner, 2005) and the Youth Self-Report (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) were used to assess interpersonal victimization experiences and psychopathology, respectively. Victim (n = 68), low poly-victim (n = 48), and high poly-victim (n = 18) groups had comparable rates of psychopathology severity, with the exception of rule-breaking behavior, which was more severe among those with more victimization experiences (Cramer's V = .342). Poly-victimization was shown to be a significant predictor of clinically severe rule-breaking behavior, thought problems, and anxiety/depression symptoms. Among victimization types, sexual and electronic victimization significantly predicted withdrawn/depressed and aggressive behavior, and attention problems, respectively. The results of this study highlight the importance of assessing a wide range of victimization experiences among adolescents in care, since poly-victimization seems to underlie the serious psychological problems these youth present.