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Title: Psychopathological Correlates of Polyvictimization in Young Offenders
Author: Álvarez-Lister, María Soledad
Pereda Beltran, Noemí
Guilera Ferré, Georgina
Keywords: Psicopatologia de l'adolescència
Administració de justícia de menors
Víctimes
Delinqüència juvenil
Adolescent psychopathology
Administration of juvenile justice
Victims
Juvenile delinquency
Issue Date: 1-Dec-2016
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Abstract: Previous research has demonstrated a significant relationship between victimization and involvement in delinquency, but few studies have focused on exploring the effects of victimization on young offenders. This study analyzed the relationship between accumulated experiences of victimization, or polyvictimization, and the presence of psychopathology in 100 Spanish offenders (81% males) aged 14 to 17 years (M = 16.08, SD = 0.99). By means of cluster analysis, three groups of polyvictimized and two groups of less victimized offenders were identified. After controlling for demographic and criminal characteristics, polyvictims were more likely to reach a clinical level (T 65) of externalizing behavior (odds ratio [OR] = 3.136) and general impairment (OR = 2.878) than the remaining adolescents. These results showed that assessing multiple and less common forms of victimization is an important task when evaluating adolescent offenders, as polyvictimization is highly prevalent and places young people at a high risk of psychological impairment.
Note: Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854816662678
It is part of: Criminal Justice and Behavior, 2016, vol. 43, num.12, p. 1710-1725
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/223013
Related resource: https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854816662678
ISSN: 0093-8548
Appears in Collections:Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Social i Psicologia Quantitativa)

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