Segura, AnnaPereda Beltran, NoemíGuilera Ferré, GeorginaAbad i Gil, Judit2025-01-302025-01-302016-050145-2134https://hdl.handle.net/2445/218210The 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 Among victimization types, sexual and electronic victimization significantly predicted withdrawn/depressed and aggressive behavior, and attention problems, respectively.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.25 p.application/pdfengcc-by-nc-nd (c) Elsevier Ltd, 2016http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Centres d'acollimentJovesVíctimesPsicopatologia de l'adolescènciaEspanyaAlmshousesYouthVictimsAdolescent psychopathologySpaininfo:eu-repo/semantics/article6668462025-01-30info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess