@article{ref1,
title="Poly-victimization in Polish adolescents: risk factors and the moderating role of coping",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2017",
author="Riley, Faye and Wright, Mark and Bokszczanin, Anna and Essau, Cecilia A.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="886260517696868-886260517696868",
abstract="This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of poly-victimization in Polish adolescents and assess factors associated with poly-victimization risk across different ecological levels. This study further examined whether coping styles could moderate the impact of poly-victimization on emotional well-being. Participants were 454 adolescents, aged between 13 and 19 years, from an urban region of Poland. Adolescents completed self-report measures assessing community, school, and family risks, along with a peer nomination task measuring social preference. Teachers also completed a measure assessing adolescent problem behaviors. <br><br>FINDINGS revealed that the majority of the sample (70%) experienced more than one type of victimization in the past year, and 35.7% were classified as poly-victims (≥ 6 victimizations). As hypothesized, community disorganization, low commitment to school, poor family management, family conflict, peer social preference, and teacher-rated withdrawn and disruptive behavioral problems were predictive of poly-victimization. In addition, the relationship between poly-victimization and emotional well-being was moderated by problem-solving coping, in that greater use of problem-solving strategies lessened the negative impact of poly-victimization on positive affect and life satisfaction. Other investigated coping strategies (social support-seeking, internalizing, externalizing, and distraction) failed to demonstrate any moderation effect. <br><br>FINDINGS highlight the high rate of victimization experienced by adolescents in Poland and have implications for the identification of those at risk of poly-victimization, suggesting that there is a need to consider factors related to the adolescent themselves, their relationships with family and peers, and school and community factors. <br><br>RESULTS also indicate that there may be value in training victims in the use of problem-solving coping styles as a source of resilience.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260517696868",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260517696868"
}