Mental distress in relation to police reporting among adolescent victims of robbery. A population-based study in southern Sweden

Maria Fridh; Maria Rosvall; Martin Lindström

doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101483

Mental distress in relation to police reporting among adolescent victims of robbery. A population-based study in southern Sweden

SSM Popul Health. 2023 Aug 6:23:101483. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101483. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Authors

Maria Fridh¹, Maria Rosvall^{1

2

3}, Martin Lindström^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Social Medicine and Health Policy, Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, CRC, Jan Waldenströmsgata 35, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, SE-205 02, Malmö, Sweden.
² School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
³ Socialmedicinskt centrum, Regionhälsan, Västra Götalandsregionen, Sweden.
⁴ Center for Primary Health Care Research, Region Skåne and Lund University, S-205 02, Malmö, Sweden.

Abstract

•Robberies as well as mental distress have increased among adolescents in Sweden.•This study on school students in southern Sweden was population-based with a high response rate.•Half of the robbed adolescents abstained from police reporting.•Non-reporters had poorer mental health than victims who reported the robbery.•Non-reporters were also an overall more disadvantaged group.