Publication year: 2011
Source: Child Abuse & Neglect, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 3 August 2011
Elisa, Romano , Tessa, Bell , Jean-Michel, Billette
Objectives: Adolescents often experience different types of victimization across a specified period of time in different situations. These multiple victimization experiences can have a number of deleterious effects on psychosocial well-being. To expand on research gathered primarily from US samples, the current study estimated the prevalence of multiple victimization in a nationally representative sample of Canadian adolescents. We also expanded on past research by adopting an ecological approach to identify correlates of multiple victimization. Methods: Cross-sectional data from the 2000–2001 cycle of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) were used to estimate the prevalence of multiple victimization (verbal harassment, threat…