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Peer Violence Poly-victimization in Youth and Associations to Psychosomatic Symptoms — A Latent Class Analysis
Mid Sweden University, Sweden.
Mid Sweden University, Sweden.
Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (starting 2013), Department of Social and Psychological Studies (from 2013).ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2996-3348
2025 (English)In: International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice, ISSN 2524-5236Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

Peer victimization is a common and complex issue among young people worldwide and is affecting mental health development during a critical developmental period in their lives. By means of a Latent Class Analysis (LCA), this study explores peer poly-victimization subgroups among adolescents and their association with psychosomatic symptoms. A sample of 1536 Swedish students in grades 7–9 completed an electronic questionnaire on various types of victimization over the past six months, including physical violence, as well as in-person and cyber sexual harassment and bullying. The LCA identified three subgroups for boys and four for girls, revealing a gendered pattern of victimization, especially in the case of sexualized violence, which was more prevalent among girls. In girls, this type of violence also increased with age. Victimization was strongly associated with psychosomatic symptoms across genders, with sexualized violence having more severe health consequences. The findings emphasize the need for preventive programs that avoids siloed interventions and instead targets multiple forms of violence, including online harassment, to promote adolescent mental health. 

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Springer, 2025.
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Adolescents, Bullying, Gender, Mental health, Sexual harassment, Violence victimization
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Public Health, Global Health and Social Medicine
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-103455DOI: 10.1007/s42448-024-00218-8Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85217211266OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-103455DiVA, id: diva2:1941197
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Public Health Agency of Sweden , FA 2008/212Available from: 2025-02-27 Created: 2025-02-27 Last updated: 2025-02-27Bibliographically approved

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