Prevalence and associated factors of poly-victimization in Chinese adolescents

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 415-422

  Dong, Fanghong ^a   Cao, Fenglin ^a   Cheng, Peixia ^a   Cui, Naixue ^a   Li, Yang ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abuse; Adolescents; Children; Poly victimization; Victim

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENTS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHINA; CRIME VICTIM; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EROTICA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; POLY-VICTIMIZATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; VICTIM;

ABUSE; ADOLESCENTS; CHILDREN; POLY-VICTIMIZATION; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANXIETY; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHINA; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EROTICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SIBLINGS; SMOKING;

EID: 84883556578     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12059     Document Type: Article

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