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Poly-victimization from different methodological approaches using the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire: Are we identifying the same victims?

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Objective: This study aims to determine whether three different methodological approaches used to assess poly-victimization that apply the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire (JVQ; Finkelhor, Hamby, Ormrod, & Turner, 2005) identify the same group of adolescent poly-victims. Method: The sample consisted of 1,105 adolescents (590 males and 515 females), aged 12–17 years old (M = 14.52, SD = 1.76) and recruited from seven secondary schools in Spain. The JVQ was used to assess lifetime and past-year experiences of victimization. Results: Poly-victims were more likely to experience all types of victimization than victims, regardless of the method used. The degree of agreement between the methods for identifying poly-victimization was moderate for both timeframes, with the highest agreements being recorded between the one-above-the-mean number of victimizations and Latent Class Analysis (LCA) for lifetime, and between the top 10% and LCA for past-year victimization. Conclusions: Researchers and clinicians should be aware that the use of different methods to define poly-victimization may mean that different victims are identified. The choice of one method or another may have important implications. In consequence, focusing on how we operationalize poly-victimization should be a priority in the near future.

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Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 2018, vol. 19, num.3, p. 289-306

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(c) International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, 2018

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Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Social i Psicologia Quantitativa)

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Poly-victimization from different methodological approaches using the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire: Are we identifying the same victims?