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Open Access Thesis
Document Type
thesis
Degree Program
Sociology
Degree Type
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Year Degree Awarded
2018
Month Degree Awarded
September
Abstract
Exposure to multiple forms of victimization has been shown to have increasingly negative outcomes, but their unique trajectory-setting effects have been largely unexplored. Using a life course approach, this paper examines the trajectory-setting effects of childhood polyvictimization into early adulthood. I use a nationwide sample including 3,652 respondents after cleaning and preparation. Seemingly unrelated regressions were used to predict depression and criminal behavior in childhood and adulthood. Results suggest childhood polyvictimization sets children on a negative trajectory which grows increasingly worse through the life course. Researchers and interventions should take these trajectory-setting effects into account when attempting to aid polyvictims.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/12082159
First Advisor
Anthony Paik
Second Advisor
Jennifer Lundquist
Third Advisor
Wenona Rymond-Richmond
Recommended Citation
Carbonaro, Richard, "Life Course Effects of Polyvictimization: Associations with Depression and Crime" (2018). Masters Theses. 731.
https://doi.org/10.7275/12082159
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/731
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