Improving measurement of child abuse and neglect: A systematic review and analysis of national prevalence studies

B Mathews, R Pacella, MP Dunne, M Simunovic… - PLoS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Child maltreatment through physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse,
neglect, and exposure to domestic violence, causes substantial adverse health, educational …

Risk factors of poly-victimization and the impact on delinquency in youth: A systematic review

AR Pires, TC Almeida - Crime & Delinquency, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
There is a link between antisocial behaviors and poly-victimization, showing that poly-
victims have a high probability of engaging in delinquency. These victims show difficulties in …

The prevalence and nature of multi‐type child maltreatment in Australia

DJ Higgins, B Mathews, R Pacella… - Medical journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To determine the prevalence in Australia of multi‐type child maltreatment,
defined as two or more maltreatment types (physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse …

Effectiveness of abbreviated trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy for South African adolescents: a randomized controlled trial

D Kaminer, C Simmons, S Seedat… - European journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background: In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) trauma exposure among youth is
high, but mental health services are critically under-resourced. In such contexts, abbreviated …

Is parental unemployment associated with increased risk of adverse childhood experiences? A systematic review and meta-analysis

N Judd, K Hughes, MA Bellis… - Journal of Public …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Unemployment has adverse consequences for families and can put children at
risk of harm. This study presents a systematic review and meta-analysis of global evidence …

The prevalence and patterns of maltreatment, childhood adversity, and mental health disorders in an Australian out-of-home care sample

LG Harris, DJ Higgins, ML Willis… - Child …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
This study aimed to explore key characteristics of the out-of-home care subgroup of a
nationally representative Australian sample. To ensure that mental health services are …

A systematic review of conceptualizations and operationalizations of youth polyvictimization

SR Radtke, CJ Wretman, C Fraga Rizo… - … Violence, & Abuse, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Violence against youth is a global issue impacting millions each year. Increasingly, research
has focused on studying those impacted by multiple forms of violence, or polyvictims …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of poly-victimization and resilience on anxiety: Delinquent and non-delinquent youth samples

AR Pires, TC Almeida - Children and Youth Services Review, 2023 - Elsevier
Victims of poly-victimization reveal a higher negative impact than victims of a single type of
violence. Exposure to multiple types of violence is a stronger predictor of developing worse …

Subjective well-being among victimized university students: comparison between cyber dating abuse and bullying victimization

B Víllora, S Yubero, R Navarro - Information Technology & People, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Previous research has documented a negative association between subjective well-
being and different forms of victimization. The present study aims to examine differences in …

Childhood socioeconomic status and depressive symptoms of young adults: mediating role of childhood trauma

C Yang, P Chen, J Xie, Y He, Y Wang… - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Studies have shown that low childhood socioeconomic status (SES) is
associated with a high prevalence of depressive symptoms. Childhood trauma, as a …