Violent Victimization and Perpetration: Joint and Distinctive Implications for Adolescent Development

• NCJ Number: 232241
• Journal: Victims & Offenders Volume: 5 Issue: 4 Dated: October-December 2010 Pages: 329-353
• Author(s): Patricia L. Logan-Greene; Paula S. Nurius; Jerald R. Herting; Elaine Walsh; Elaine A. Thompson
• Date Published: October 2010
• Length: 25 pages
• Grant Number(s): R01 NR03550; 5 T32 MH20010
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Mental Health; National Institute for Nursing Research
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study investigated the devlopmental implications of the links between violent victimization and perpetration in adolescents.

Abstract

To date few reports have provided direct comparison of psychosocial vulnerability and resources among youth with victimization and perpetration histories. Within a racially diverse, high-risk adolescent sample (n = 849), this study undertakes MANCOVA tests on a multidimensional set of risk and protective factors contrasting youth with histories of (1) neither violent victimization nor perpetration, (2) victimization only, (3) perpetration only, and (4) both victimization and perpetration. All three violence-affected groups reported elevated risk and diminished protection, with perpetrating victims demonstrating the greatest psychosocial impairment. Detailed contrasts among the youth group profiles provide insights regarding overlapping and distinct developmental etiologies and implications for preventive and remedial intervention. Tables and references (Published Abstract)