Citation
Turanovic, Jillian J. (2019). Heterogeneous effects of adolescent violent victimization on problematic outcomes in early adulthood.
Criminology. vol. 57 (1)
Abstract
Violent victimization—particularly when it happens to young people—can inflict a wide array of negative consequences across the life course. Nevertheless, some victims are more likely to suffer these consequences than others, and we do not have a very good understanding of why that is. One promising avenue of research is to examine how individuals’ differential risks of being victimized affect the extent to which they experience negative outcomes. By using propensity score matching and data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (N = 8,323), this study estimates the heterogeneous effects of adolescent violent victimization on several problematic outcomes in early adulthood (violent and property offending, subsequent violent victimization, depressive symptoms, hard drug use, and low educational attainment). Individuals’ differential risks of adolescent violent victimization are estimated using a host of personal, social, and contextual factors, including prior experiences with crime and violence. The results show that the consequences of adolescent victimization in early adulthood are more pronounced for youth with the lowest risks of being victimized. These findings have important implications for theory, research, and practice, and emphasize that the consequences of victimization cannot be understood separately from the sources of victimization.
URL
https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9125.12198Keyword(s)
violent victimization,
Reference Type
Journal Article
Journal Title
Criminology
Author(s)
Turanovic, Jillian J.
Year Published
2019
Volume Number
57
Issue Number
1
Edition
December 03, 2018
DOI
10.1111/1745-9125.12198
Reference ID
6802
