Poly-Victimization Among Female College Students: Are the Risk Factors the Same as Those Who Experience One Type of Victimization?

Past research has shown that a significant proportion of college students will experience a victimization during their college tenure. This body of research provides evidence that college students’ lifestyle characteristics and routine activities play a role in influencing their risk of victimizatio...

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Authors: Snyder, Jamie A. (Author) ; Scherer, Heidi L. (Author) ; Fisher, Bonnie S. 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Violence against women
Year: 2021, Volume: 27, Issue: 10, Pages: 1716-1735
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
poly-victims
interpersonal victimization
college student victimization
Poly-victimization
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Summary:Past research has shown that a significant proportion of college students will experience a victimization during their college tenure. This body of research provides evidence that college students’ lifestyle characteristics and routine activities play a role in influencing their risk of victimization; yet, little is known about whether these same risk factors predict both single-type victimization and poly-victimization. Using a sample of more than 4,000 college women from across the United States, multivariate analyses were used to examine the risk factors for poly-victimization. Measures from both target congruence theory and lifestyles-routine activities theory were found to significantly differentiate single-type victims from poly-victims.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/1077801220952176