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Long-term health consequences of violence exposure in adolescence: a 26–year prospective study

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Olofsson, Niclas, Lindqvist, Kent, Shaw, Benjamin A, Danielsson, Ingela·2012·BMC Public Health
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-12-411PMC PMC3419075
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BACKGROUND: Violence victimization represents a serious risk factor for health related symptoms, for both men and women. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term effects of violence exposure in late adolescence and early adulthood on adult health, physical as well as mental, using a long-term prospective population-based study, with a follow up of 9, 19, and 26 years. METHODS: The primary data source is a longitudinal panel from one of the longest running social science surveys in the world, the Swedish Level-of-Living surveys (LNU). We analyzed three cohorts, individuals aged 15-19 in 1974 and 1981, and individuals aged 18-19 in 1991 which were followed up 2000. Structured interviews on childhood, family relationships, life-events, living conditions, health history and status, working conditions, behavioral, psychosocial, and demographic variables were repeatedly used in all cohorts. RESULTS: Multivariate models of violence exposures in adolescence in the 1974-91 cohorts as predictors of adult health in 2000 are reported for both men and women. Women exposed to violence had raised odds ratios for ill health, measured as heavy illness burden, and poor self rated health, after controlling for possible confounders. No such associations were found for men. CONCLUSIONS: This study's findings provide additional empirical support for the importance of policies and practices to identify and prevent violence exposure in adolescence and young adulthood and to supply treatments for adolescence exposed to violence and above all the young women.

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  • In a 26-year long-term prospective population-based study in Sweden, late adolescent IPV exposure significantly increased women's odds for self-reported bad health and heavy illness burdens in adulthood when controlling for confounding variables, compared to non-IPV-exposed women.

    “In a 26-year long-term prospective population-based study in Sweden, researchers found that when controlling for confounding variables (e.g., adult violence exposure and health), late adolescent IPV exposure significantly increased the women's odds for self-reported bad health and heavy illness burdens in adulthood when compared to non-IPV-exposed women (Olofsson, Lindqvist, Shaw, & Danielsson, 20”

    From A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (2014) · cites this paper as Olofsson, Lindqvist, Shaw, & Danielsson, 2012

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Authors
Olofsson, N., Lindqvist, K., Shaw, B. A., & Danielsson, I.
Affiliations
  • Linköping University (SE)
  • Sundsvall Municipality (SE)
Corresponding author
Olofsson, Niclas
ORCID
Olofsson, Niclas
Venue
BMC Public Health
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2012-06-07
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
411-411
ISSN
1471-2458 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/1471-2458-12-411
PMC
PMC3419075
OpenAlex
W2142872856
Cited by
57
References
67
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
Keywords
violence exposure, long-term health effects, adult health, mental health, physical health, self-rated health, disease burden, sex differences, young women, violence prevention
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Health Status, Humans, Male, Prospective Studies, Sweden, Time Factors, Violence, Risk Assessment, Qualitative Research, Young Adult

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