@article{ref1,
title="Poly-victimization: A neglected component in child victimization",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2007",
author="Finkelhor, Simon David and Ormrod, Richard K. and Turner, Heather A.",
volume="31",
number="1",
pages="7-26",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of multiple victimization, or what is termed in this article &quot;poly-victimization,&quot; in explaining trauma symptomatology. METHOD: In a nationally representative sample of 2,030 children ages 2-17, assessment was made of the past year's victimization experiences and recent trauma symptoms. RESULTS: Children experiencing four or more different kinds of victimization in a single year (poly-victims) comprised 22% of the sample. Poly-victimization was highly predictive of trauma symptoms, and when taken into account, greatly reduced or eliminated the association between individual victimizations (e.g., sexual abuse) and symptomatology. Poly-victims were also more symptomatic than children with only repeated episodes of the same kind of victimization. CONCLUSION: Researchers and practitioners need to assess for a broader range of victimizations, and avoid studies and assessments organized around a single form of victimization.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.06.008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.06.008"
}