@article{ref1,
title="Developmental stage of onset, poly-victimization, and persistence of childhood victimization: impact on adult well-being in a rural community-based study",
journal="Child maltreatment",
year="2019",
author="Mitchell, Kimberly J. and Moschella, Elizabeth A. and Hamby, Sherry L. and Banyard, Victoria",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1077559519859080-1077559519859080",
abstract="The current study examines the persistence of victimization and poly-victimization (i.e., count of multiple types of victimization) across various stages of development (ages 0-5, 6-12, and 13-18) and the related impact on adult well-being. Participants were 2,098 adults from the Appalachian region of three Southern states. Eighty-two percent of participants reported at least one type of victimization during childhood. Among adult victims, 22.6% reported one victimization in one developmental stage (i.e., one stage, but no poly-victimization), 45.8% reported one victimization in more than one stage (i.e., persistent victimization, but no poly-victimization), 20.5% reported multiple types of victimization in one stage (i.e., poly-victimization), and 11.2% reported multiple types of victimization at more than one stage (i.e., persistent poly-victimization). <br><br>RESULTS indicated a linear decline in subjective well-being, mental health, and number of healthy days as victimization becomes more persistent across childhood and more diverse in types (i.e., poly-victimization). Study findings provide support for models of victimization that take both developmental trajectories and poly-victimization into account.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-5595",
doi="10.1177/1077559519859080",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077559519859080"
}