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Victimization and poly-victimization in adolescent outpatients from mental health centers: A case-control study
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The aims of the present study were to establish interpersonal victimization rates in a clinical sample and to analyze this sample’s risk of victimization relative to the general population. The sample was composed of 472 adolescents (12–17 years of age): 118 outpatients from public mental health centers and 354 students who were matched by age and sex. Following previous studies, this research defined poly-victimization as four or more victimization types occurring during the previous year. The clinical group was more likely to report sexual victimization (OR = 9.540), conventional crime (OR = 3.120), caregiver victimization (OR = 3.469), witnessing and indirect victimization (OR = 3.466), electronic victimization (OR = 2.809), and poly-victimization (OR = 4.319) compared with the control group. Clinical samples present an increased risk of interpersonal poly-victimization compared with the general population. The influence of poly-victimization on mental health should be considered in the evaluation and treatment of adolescent outpatients.
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ÁLVAREZ-LISTER, María Soledad, et al. Victimization and poly-victimization in adolescent outpatients from mental health centers: A case-control study. Journal of Family Violence. 2017. Vol. 32, num. 2, pags. 197-205. ISSN 0885-7482. [consulted: 17 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/220521