@article{ref1,
title="Lifetime poly-victimization and psychopathological symptoms in Mexican adolescents",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2020",
author="Méndez-López, Claudia and Pereda, Noemí and Guilera, Georgina",
volume="112",
number="",
pages="e104883-e104883",
abstract="BACKGROUND: There is a lack of research on the impact of poly-victimization on  mental health in Mexico. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to analyze the  relationship between poly-victimization and both internalizing and externalizing  symptoms, in a community sample of Mexican adolescents. The starting hypothesis of  this study was that poly-victimization would be a better predictor of internalizing  and externalizing symptoms than individual categories of victimization (conventional  crimes, caregiver victimization, peer and sibling victimization, sexual  victimization, witnessing victimization, and electronic victimization). PARTICIPANTS  AND SETTINGS: The sample comprised 1068 adolescents from public schools in Morelia  city (Western Mexico). Adolescents completed the Mexican version of the Juvenile  Victimization Questionnaire and the Latin version of the Youth Self Report. <br><br>METHODS:  Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to determine the contributions of  victimization and poly-victimization in predicting internalizing and externalizing  symptomatology. <br><br>RESULTS: Poly-victimization accounted for more variability in scores  of externalizing and internalizing symptoms than a single type of victimization. Even when poly-victimization was considered, conventional crimes contributed to  predicting both internalizing and externalizing symptoms, caregiver victimization  was a predictor of internalizing symptoms and witnessing victimization was a  protective factor for internalizing symptoms and total problems. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This  is the first study in Mexico analyzing the psychological impact of  poly-victimization. Our results should be taken into consideration by clinicians and  those who design public policies. Conventional crimes need to be specifically  addressed when assessing Mexican adolescents.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104883",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104883"
}