Citation

Frugaard Stroem I, Aakvaag HF, Wentzel-Larsen T. Violence Against Women 2019; ePub(ePub): 1077801218818381.

Affiliation

2 Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway, Oslo, Norway.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801218818381

PMID

30663527

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between the characteristics of different types of childhood violence and adult victimization using two waves of data from a community telephone survey (T1) and a follow-up survey, including 505 cases and 506 controls, aged 17-35 years (T2). The logistic regression analyses showed that exposure to childhood abuse, regardless of type, was associated with adult victimization. Exposure to multiple types of abuse, victimization both in childhood and in young adulthood, and recency of abuse increased these odds. Our findings emphasize the importance of assessing multiple forms of violence when studying revictimization. Practitioners working with children and young adults should be attentive to the number of victimization types experienced and recent victimization to prevent further abuse.

Language: en

Keywords

longitudinal; revictimization; sexual abuse; violence; violence characteristics