Multiple victimization of Spanish adolescents: a multilevel analysis

Adolescence. 2008 Summer;43(170):333-50.

Abstract

Multiple victimization in adolescence is an issue that has received little research attention. Furthermore, adolescents are particularly vulnerable to victimization in different contexts. The aim of this study is to analyze correlates of multiple victimization in three contexts (home, school, and street). The following forms of victimization were considered: stealing, hitting, insulting, threatening, blackmailing, and weapon intimidation. Multiple victimization correlates explored were: sex, age, public/private school, socioeconomic status, quality of family relationships, and antisocial behavior. A probabilistic sample of 1,908 adolescents (ages 13 to 18) was used. Multilevel analyses were conducted to separate correlates at the individual level from those operating at the contextual level. Results show that gender, quality of family relationships, and deviant behavior were related to multiple victimization in adolescence.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder / epidemiology
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder / psychology
  • Comorbidity
  • Crime Victims / psychology*
  • Crime Victims / statistics & numerical data*
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison*
  • Data Collection
  • Family Relations
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Juvenile Delinquency / psychology
  • Juvenile Delinquency / statistics & numerical data
  • Male
  • Psychology, Adolescent*
  • Risk Factors
  • Social Environment
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Spain