title: The longitudinal relation between peer violent victimization and delinquency: results from a national representative sample of u.s. Adolescents.
abstract: Using a nationally representative sample of adolescents from the United States aged 12 to 17 years (Wave 1, n = 3,614; Wave 2, n = 2,511), this study examined (a) demographic and descriptive information about peer violent victimization (PVV); and (b) the longitudinal relation between a history of PVV and delinquency. Results indicated that 12.4% of adolescents reported lifetime exposure to PVV, and many of these adolescents with a previous history of PVV also reported exposure to other forms of interpersonal violence, with witnessing community/school violence being the most commonly endorsed exposure category. Males, older adolescents, African American adolescents, and adolescents from low-income households were significantly more likely to endorse PVV. Regardless of the victim's gender, the majority of the perpetrators were male. After controlling for exposure to other forms of interpersonal violence and a history of delinquency, PVV was related to subsequent delinquency. Implications for policy, practice, and future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Arizona State University, Prevention Research Center, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA. corrie.jackson@asu.edu
authors.forename: Corrie L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Rochelle F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: Ananda B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Amstadter
authors.forename: Benjamin E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.forename: Dean G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Kilpatrick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*