Cumulative Experiences of Violence Among High-Risk Urban Youth
Cumulative Experiences of Violence Among High-Risk Urban Youth
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DOI：
10.1177/0886260508314323
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发表时间：
2008-11-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Zeanah, Charles H.
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作者：
Taylor, Catherine A.;Boris, Neil W.;Zeanah, Charles H.
这项研究考察了弱势青年群体中特定类型和累积的暴力经历。对60名居住在避难所的高危城市青年进行了访谈，了解他们的童年虐待史、接触社区暴力(ECV)和亲密伴侣暴力(IPV)的经历。结果显示，多种类型的暴力暴露的流行率很高，重叠程度很高。儿童期身体虐待、性虐待(CSA)和情感虐待(CEA)是相互关联的，并与ECV相关。儿童期虐待(CCA)的累积经历与IPV受害之间存在等级关联。在多变量分析中，CCA和ECV与IPV受害独立相关。性别缓和了一个关联的影响：CEA增加了女孩成为IPV受害者的风险，但不会增加男孩的风险。只有CSA预测了IPV的发生。研究结果表明，累积接触暴力会增加经历更多暴力的累积风险。居住在避难所的城市青年可能特别容易受到这种相加效应的影响。
This study examines type-specific and cumulative experiences of violence among a vulnerable population of youth. Sixty high-risk, shelter-dwelling, urban youth were interviewed regarding their history of childhood maltreatment, exposure to community violence (ECV), and experience with intimate partner violence (IPV). Results show a high prevalence and high degree of overlap among multiple types of violence exposure. Childhood physical, sexual (CSA), and emotional (CEA) abuse were interrelated and were associated with ECV. Cumulative experiences of childhood abuse (CCA) had a graded association with IPV victimization. In multivariate analyses, CCA and ECV were independently associated with IPV victimization. Gender moderated the effect of one association: CEA raised the risk of IPV victimization for girls but not for boys. Only CSA predicted IPV perpetration. Findings suggest that cumulative exposures to violence create cumulative risk for experiencing more violence. Shelter-dwelling, urban youth may be particularly vulnerable to this additive effect.