| To tell or not to tell: lifestyle impacts on whether adolescents tell about violent victimization. | |
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PMID: 16761860 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Adolescent sexual and physical victimization is an issue of serious social concern in our society. This study examines the predictors of whether juveniles tell about these experiences. We specifically question whether the adolescents' lifestyles inhibit victims from telling anyone about the assault and determine if such predictors vary by sex. Using data from the National Survey of Adolescents, we find that the victims' lifestyles do predict help-seeking but that the importance of these measures varies by the type of victimization and the sex of the adolescent. Lifestyles influence reporting the event more consistently for victims of sexual assaults than physical assaults. In addition, while several lifestyle measures are significant for sexually victimized girls, the context of the event is more important for boys who are sexually victimized. Aspects of the adolescents' lifestyles are not as important for telling about physical victimization. |
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Authors:
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Stacey Nofziger; Rachel E Stein |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Violence and victims Volume: 21 ISSN: 0886-6708 ISO Abbreviation: Violence Vict Publication Date: 2006 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-06-09 Completed Date: 2006-06-22 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8916436 Medline TA: Violence Vict Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 371-82 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Sociology, University of Akron, Ohio 44325-1905, USA. sn18@uakron.edu |
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Adolescent Adolescent Behavior Crime Victims / psychology, statistics & numerical data* Female Humans Interpersonal Relations Life Style* Male Multivariate Analysis Rape / psychology, statistics & numerical data* Sexual Partners / psychology Truth Disclosure* United States |
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