Poly-victimization and psychopathology among Spanish adolescents in residential care |
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| Institution: | 1. Grup de Recerca en Victimització Infantil i Adolescent (GReVIA), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain;2. Departament de Personalitat, Avaluació i Tractament Psicològics, Facultat de Psicologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain;3. Departament de Metodologia de les Ciències del Comportament, Facultat de Psicologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain;4. Institut de Recerca en Cervell Cognició i Conducta, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain;1. School of Psychology, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK;2. Psychology Department, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, WV1 1LY, UK;1. School of Sociology & Population Studies, Renmin University of China, Room 602, West Chongde Building, No. 59 Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, Beijing, China;2. Department of Sociology, American University, Washington, DC, 20016, USA;3. Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong;4. School of Social Work, Arizona State University. 411 N. Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ, 85004-0689, USA;1. Universidad Loyola Andalucia. Department of Psychology, Av. de las Universidades s/n, Dos Hermanas, Sevilla, 41704, Spain;2. Family and Childhood Research Group (GIFI). Department of Psychology. University of Oviedo. Pza Feijoo s/n, Oviedo, Asturias, 33001, Spain;1. Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire;2. Department of Sociology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire;3. Department of Psychology, Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | Poly-victimization Child welfare Residential facilities Psychopathology Adolescents |
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