Lifetime Prevalence of Multiple Victimizations and Its Impact on Children's Mental Health

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 616-634

  Cyr, Katie ^a   Clément, Marie Ève ^b   Chamberland, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

Author keywords

child multiple victimization; exposure to violence; maltreatment; mental health; peer violence; polyvictimization; sexual victimization

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD MULTIPLE VICTIMIZATION; CRIME VICTIM; DEPRESSION; EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALTREATMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; PEER VIOLENCE; POLYVICTIMIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION;

CHILD MULTIPLE VICTIMIZATION; EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE; MALTREATMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; PEER VIOLENCE; POLYVICTIMIZATION; SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION;

AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH;

EID: 84892558916     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260513505220     Document Type: Article

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