Polyvictimization Among Children and Adolescents in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Le, My Loan Phung; Holton, Sara; Romero, Lorena; Fisher, Jane

doi:10.1177/1524838016659489

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“…The timing of exposure also may matter; for instance, the SRH effects of IPV before versus during pregnancy may differ (Islam, Broidy, Mazerolle, Baird, & Mazumder, 2018). To create interventions, a better understanding of polyvictimization against girls and women in LMICs will be essential (Grose et al, 2019;Le, Holton, Romero, & Fisher, 2018;Yount et al, 2017).…”

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Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes of Violence Against Women and Girls in Lower-Income Countries: A Review of Reviews

Grose

Chen

Roof

et al. 2020

The Journal of Sex Research

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Gender-based violence (GBV) against women and girls is pervasive and has negative consequences for sexual and reproductive health (SRH). In this systematic review of reviews, we aimed to synthesize research about the SRH outcomes of GBV for adolescent girls and young women in low-and middleincome countries (LMICs). GBV exposures were child abuse, female genital mutilation/cutting, child marriage, intimate partner violence (IPV), and non-partner sexual violence. PsycINFO, PubMed, and Scopus searches were supplemented with expert consultations, reference-list searches, and targeted organizational website searches. Reviews had to contain samples of girls and young women ages 10-24, although inclusion criteria were expanded post-hoc to capture adolescent-adult combined samples. Twenty-seven reviews were quality-rated. Study-level data were extracted from the 10 highest quality reviews (62 unique studies, 100 samples). Reviews were mostly from Africa and Asia and published between 2011 and 2015. We found consistent associations between GBV and number of sexual partners, gynecological conditions (e.g., sexually transmitted infections [STIs]), unwanted/unplanned pregnancy, and abortion. Some types of IPV also were associated with greater use of contraception/STI prevention. Addressing GBV is essential to improve SRH for girls and women in LMICs.

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Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes of Violence Against Women and Girls in Lower-Income Countries: A Review of Reviews

Grose

Chen

Roof

et al. 2020

The Journal of Sex Research

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“…Recent studies suggest that social learning also play an important role in the transmission of maladaptive fears and anxiety, such as those occurring in anxiety disorders and posttraumatic stress [9, 18, 20, 74–84]. In particular, clinical research shows that many phobias may be acquired through social transmission, either observational or instructed [85].…”

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Social Fear Learning: from Animal Models to Human Function

Dębiec

Olsson

2017

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

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Learning about potential threats is critical for survival. Learned fear responses are acquired either through direct experiences or indirectly through social transmission. Social fear learning (SFL), also known as vicarious fear learning, is a paradigm successfully used for studying the transmission of threat information between individuals. Animal and human studies have begun to elucidate the behavioral, neural and molecular mechanisms of SFL. Recent research suggests that social learning mechanisms underlie a wide range of adaptive and maladaptive phenomena, from supporting flexible avoidance in dynamic environments to intergenerational transmission of trauma and anxiety disorders. This review discusses recent advances in SFL studies and their implications for basic, social and clinical sciences.

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“…According to a meta-analysis including 30 articles, the pooled lifetime prevalence of any of these self-reported types of victimization in low-and lower-middle-income countries was 76.8% (Le, Holton, Romero, & Fisher, 2016). In the United States, a national study indicated that 80% of adolescents suffered from at least one type of victimization in their lifetime (Turner, Finkelhor, & Ormrod, 2010).…”

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Gender moderates the association between polyvictimization and suicidal ideation among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates

Itani

Fischer

Kraemer

2017

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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The evidence about the impact of polyvictimization on suicidal ideation among adolescents in the Eastern Mediterranean region is limited. The purpose of this study was to explore the association between polyvictimization and suicidal ideation while considering the potential moderating effect of gender on that association among Emirati adolescents. Secondary data (N = 2520) from the Global School-based Student Health Survey were analyzed. Gender was found to be a significant effect modifier of the association between polyvictimization and suicidal ideation. Based on gender-specific multivariable logistic regression models, victimized females had higher odds of reporting suicidal ideation than their male counterparts after adjusting for known confounders such as risk behavior and factors related to mental health, peer relations, and lack of parental understanding. The results of this study could guide public health officials in recognizing the magnitude of victimization on the mental health of adolescents especially in females.

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Polyvictimization Among Children and Adolescents in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Cited by 109 publications

References 56 publications

Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes of Violence Against Women and Girls in Lower-Income Countries: A Review of Reviews

Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes of Violence Against Women and Girls in Lower-Income Countries: A Review of Reviews

Social Fear Learning: from Animal Models to Human Function

Gender moderates the association between polyvictimization and suicidal ideation among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates

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