Abstract：
Considerable concern is raised as to whether the pandemic has led to an increase in violence and sexual abuse against children.
The present study objective is to provide rates of violence and sexual abuse against adolescents the year before the pandemic compared to one year into the pandemic.
Two samples of Norwegian 12-16-year-olds were approached. A representative pre-pandemic sample of 9240 adolescents (M age (SD) = 14.11(0.88), and a sample recruited one year into the pandemic resulting in 3540 responses (M age (SD) = 14.5 (0.96)).
An online survey was administered during school hours including established measures of violence and sexual abuse exposure. Sociodemographic characteristics were assessed.
There was 1.4 percentage point increase in sexual abuse by an adult, and a 3.9 percentage point decrease in psychological violence by a parent during the pandemic compared to the year before the pandemic. Otherwise, violence and sexual abuse rates remained stable across these two time periods. Risk factors for violence and sexual abuse were amplified during the pandemic.
Norway, a high-income welfare state, imposed measures to counteract the burden of the pandemic mitigation actions for adolescents. This might partly explain the absence of the feared increase in violence towards adolescents. The disproportionate risk for violence and sexual abuse for some groups of adolescents is however concerning, and should be followed up over time.
The present study objective is to provide rates of violence and sexual abuse against adolescents the year before the pandemic compared to one year into the pandemic.
Two samples of Norwegian 12-16-year-olds were approached. A representative pre-pandemic sample of 9240 adolescents (M age (SD) = 14.11(0.88), and a sample recruited one year into the pandemic resulting in 3540 responses (M age (SD) = 14.5 (0.96)).
An online survey was administered during school hours including established measures of violence and sexual abuse exposure. Sociodemographic characteristics were assessed.
There was 1.4 percentage point increase in sexual abuse by an adult, and a 3.9 percentage point decrease in psychological violence by a parent during the pandemic compared to the year before the pandemic. Otherwise, violence and sexual abuse rates remained stable across these two time periods. Risk factors for violence and sexual abuse were amplified during the pandemic.
Norway, a high-income welfare state, imposed measures to counteract the burden of the pandemic mitigation actions for adolescents. This might partly explain the absence of the feared increase in violence towards adolescents. The disproportionate risk for violence and sexual abuse for some groups of adolescents is however concerning, and should be followed up over time.
摘要：
背景：人们对这种流行病是否导致针对儿童的暴力和性虐待增加表示了相当大的关注。
目的：本研究的目的是提供大流行前一年针对青少年的暴力和性虐待发生率，与大流行后一年相比。
方法：对挪威12-16岁的两个样本进行了研究。9240名青少年的代表性大流行前样本(M年龄(SD)=14.11(0.88)，在大流行一年后招募了一个样本，导致3540个应答(M年龄(SD)=14.5(0.96))。
方法：在上课时间进行了一项在线调查，包括既定的暴力和性虐待暴露措施。评估了社会人口统计学特征。
结果：成年人的性虐待增加了1.4个百分点，与大流行前一年相比，大流行期间父母的心理暴力减少了3.9个百分点。否则,在这两个时间段内，暴力和性虐待率保持稳定。在大流行期间，暴力和性虐待的风险因素被放大。
结论：挪威，一个高收入的福利国家，采取措施抵消青少年大流行缓解行动的负担。这可能部分解释了对青少年的暴力行为没有增加的担忧。然而，一些青少年群体遭受暴力和性虐待的风险不成比例，令人担忧。随着时间的推移，应该跟进。
目的：本研究的目的是提供大流行前一年针对青少年的暴力和性虐待发生率，与大流行后一年相比。
方法：对挪威12-16岁的两个样本进行了研究。9240名青少年的代表性大流行前样本(M年龄(SD)=14.11(0.88)，在大流行一年后招募了一个样本，导致3540个应答(M年龄(SD)=14.5(0.96))。
方法：在上课时间进行了一项在线调查，包括既定的暴力和性虐待暴露措施。评估了社会人口统计学特征。
结果：成年人的性虐待增加了1.4个百分点，与大流行前一年相比，大流行期间父母的心理暴力减少了3.9个百分点。否则,在这两个时间段内，暴力和性虐待率保持稳定。在大流行期间，暴力和性虐待的风险因素被放大。
结论：挪威，一个高收入的福利国家，采取措施抵消青少年大流行缓解行动的负担。这可能部分解释了对青少年的暴力行为没有增加的担忧。然而，一些青少年群体遭受暴力和性虐待的风险不成比例，令人担忧。随着时间的推移，应该跟进。
