%0 Journal Article %J Child Adolesc Social Work J %D 2015 %T Life Course Associations between Victimization and Aggression: Distinctive and Cumulative Contributions. %A Logan-Greene, Patricia %A Nurius, Paula S %A Hooven, Carole %A Thompson, Elaine Adams %X

The connections between early maltreatment and later aggression are well established in the literature, however gaps remain in our understanding of developmental processes. This study investigates the cascading life course linkages between victimization experiences from childhood through early adulthood and later aggressive behavior. The diverse, at-risk sample is of particular importance to child and adolescent specialists, as it represents highly vulnerable youth accessible through conventional school settings. In addition to direct pathways from proximal life periods, path analysis revealed significant indirect mediated pathways through which earlier life victimization contributes to aggressive behaviors in later life periods as well as revictimization. Multivariate regressions support theorized cumulative effects of multi-form victimization as well as distinct contributions of victimization domains (emotional, witnessing, physical, property, and sexual) in explaining aggressive behavior. Consistent with theorizing about the developmental impact of early maltreatment, results bolster the importance of interrupting pathways from victimization to revictimization and later aggression. Findings are evaluated in light of implications for early identification and prevention programming.

%B Child Adolesc Social Work J %V 32 %P 269-279 %8 2015 Jun 1 %G ENG %N 3 %1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26190900?dopt=Abstract %0 Journal Article %J Vict Offender %D 2013 %T The sustained impact of adolescent violence histories on early adulthood outcomes. %A Logan-Greene, Patricia %A Nurius, Paula S %A Hooven, Carole %A Thompson, Elaine A %X

A history of victimization and violence perpetration are well-established risk factors that hamper positive development in early adulthood, yet their separate and overlapping effects are rarely examined simultaneously, confounding understanding of their relative impacts. This study follows a diverse sample of at-risk adolescents (N=570) into early adulthood, comparing roles and resources, stress and distress, and maladaptive behaviors for those with a history of no violence, victimization only, perpetration only, and both perpetration and victimization. Results demonstrate four distinctive profiles, although all violence-exposed youth report more problems in the three assessed domains relative to those with no violence histories. Implications for intervention are discussed.

%B Vict Offender %V 8 %P 231-252 %8 2013 Apr 1 %G eng %N 2 %R 10.1080/15564886.2012.755139 %0 Journal Article %J J Fam Violence %D 2012 %T Childhood Violence Exposure: Cumulative and Specific Effects on Adult Mental Health. %A Hooven, Carole %A Nurius, Paula S %A Logan-Greene, Patricia %A Thompson, Elaine A %X

Childhood exposure to violence and victimization is a significant public health problem, with potentially long-lasting, deleterious effects on adult mental health. Using a longitudinal study design, 123 young adults-identified in adolescence as at-risk for high school dropout-were examined for the effects of multi-domain childhood victimization on emotional distress and suicide risk, net of adolescent risk and protective factors, including family dysfunction. The hypothesis that higher levels of cumulative childhood victimization would be significantly associated with mental health maladjustment in young adulthood was confirmed by the analysis. However, the victimization predictors of adult emotional distress were different than the predictors of adult suicide risk. These findings indicate the need for prevention and intervention approaches that include thorough assessment, and focus on the childhood and adolescent problem areas that are most consequential for long-term psychological well-being.

%B J Fam Violence %V 27 %P 511-522 %8 2012 Aug 1 %G eng %N 6 %R 10.1007/s10896-012-9438-0