RT Article
T1 Examining the Links Between Child Maltreatment, Risky Behavior, and Adulthood Revictimization: A Life Course Perspective
JF Victims & offenders
VO 20
IS 5/6
SP 1005
OP 1030
A1 Wingert, Anne C.
A1 Azimi, Andia M.
A1 Lara, Karmen A.
A2 Azimi, Andia M.
A2 Lara, Karmen A.
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/193275718X
AB Child maltreatment can lead to maladaptive coping; therefore, focusing on high-risk behaviors is key to understanding victimization in adulthood. This study examines the extent to which high-risk behaviors mediate between child maltreatment and adulthood victimization using life course theory as a guiding framework. Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (N = 14,526) is used for the analysis. The findings underline the salience of child maltreatment as a turning point and high-risk behaviors in maintaining trajectories that lead to later victimization. The mixed mediation findings underscore the nuance surrounding mechanisms fostering victimization across the life course.
K1 risky sexual behavior
K1 Delinquency
K1 Substance Use
K1 life-course perspective
K1 Revictimization
K1 Child Maltreatment
DO 10.1080/15564886.2025.2502410