Understanding Children and Adolescents’ Victimizations at Multiple Levels: An Ecological Review of the Literature

dc.contributor.authorSabri, B., Hong, J. S., Campbell, J. C., & Cho, H.
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-25T15:41:28Z
dc.date.available2014-08-25T15:41:28Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThis article examines children and adolescent exposure to violence in various contexts. A systematic review of the literature was conducted to identify the definitions and types of violence reported in studies on victimization using the ecological systems framework. Sources included research studies and/or reports from scholarly journals (n = 140), books (n = 9), conference/workshops (n = 5), and web sources, such as Uniform Crime Reports (n = 23). The findings indicated that research differed in terminologies, conceptual and operational definitions, sample sizes and age group classification for children and adolescents. Further, studies lacked focus on the co-occurrence and inter-relatedness of victimization, and how these factors might affect the outcomes. Many studies employed a cross-sectional design, which limits strong conclusions about the temporal order of victimization experiences and outcomes. Future research efforts need more consistency among researchers in conceptual and operational definitions and the use of more rigorous designs. Increased holistic assessments are critical for effective prevention and intervention strategies for at-risk children and adolescents (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationSabri, B., Hong, J. S., Campbell, J. C., & Cho, H. (2013). Understanding Children and Adolescents’ Victimizations at Multiple Levels: An Ecological Review of the Literature. Journal of social service research, 39(3), 322-334.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3779608/pdf/nihms439503.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/1671
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of social service researchen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectadolescentsen_US
dc.subjectecological modelen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectmulti-type abuseen_US
dc.subjectpoly-victimizationen_US
dc.titleUnderstanding Children and Adolescents’ Victimizations at Multiple Levels: An Ecological Review of the Literatureen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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