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Children as Victims of Violence: A National Survey
Abstract
Objective. The goal of this study was to gain a more comprehensive perspective on the scope, variety, and consequences of child victimization, which has been obscured by a fragmentation into specific problems like sexual abuse or kidnapping. Methods. Two thousand children aged 10 to 16 years were interviewed in a national telephone survey of children. Results. In the previous year, a quarter of the children had experienced a completed victimization, one in eight had experienced an injury, and one in a hundred required medical attention as a result Nonfamily physical assaults were the most numerous. Contact sexual abuse occurred to 3.2% of girls and 0.6% of boys. There were also substantial numbers of incidents of attempted kidnappings and violence directed to children's genitals. Conclusion. The victimization of children occurs to a greater extent than has been previously reported and is poorly represented in official statistics. Implication. The authors argue for a more comprehensive interest in children's victimization including better national statistics about the problem.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Finkelhor, D., & Dziuba-Leatherman, J.
- Venue
- Pediatrics
- Publisher
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Published
- 1994-10-01
- Volume
- 94
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 413-420
- ISSN
- 0031-4005 (ISSN-L)
- 1098-4275
- OpenAlex
- W1858599890
- Cited by
- 407
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 12.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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