{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Research on the trajectory and influential factors of poly-victimization: A longitudinal study of Chinese adolescents.
{Author}: Zhou J;Wen P;Luo Y;Chang P;Li L;
{Journal}: Child Abuse Negl
{Volume}: 153
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2024 Jul 1
{Factor}: 4.863
{DOI}: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106812
{Abstract}: <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Poly-victimization is more detrimental to adolescents' physical and mental health than is a single type of victimization. However, there has been limited research on the trajectory of poly-victimization among Chinese adolescents.<BR><B>OBJECTIVE: </B>Identify the different developmental trajectories of poly-victimization among Chinese adolescents over time and examine the influencing factors of poly-victimization trajectories.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Data from four surveys conducted between 2020 and 2022, encompassing a cohort of 319 adolescents who had experienced poly-victimization, were utilized to identify their developmental trajectories via group-based trajectory modeling. Potential influencing factors were screened and compared using ANOVA or chi-square tests, while factors affecting the developmental trajectories of poly-victimization were analyzed through multinomial logistic regression.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>We identified three poly-victimization trajectories among adolescents: increasing poly-victimization (n = 39, 12.2 %), relieved poly-victimization (n = 228, 71.5 %), and fluctuating poly-victimization (n = 52, 16.3 %). Our findings indicate that boys, and those with poor class grade ranking, a lower level of parental education, lower household economy, smoking, drinking, suicide attempts, and suicide ideation, constitute the primary focus for the prevention and treatment of poly-victimization.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>We identified three poly-victimization trajectories, highlighting a significant heterogeneity in poly-victimization development. Understanding the characteristics of these developmental trajectories is crucial for realizing the dynamics of different poly-victimization subgroups and informing effective interventions.