Child victimization in China: Prevalence and links to family contextual characteristics using a representative sample

Tingting Liu, Jennifer E. O'Brien, Wen Li and Yuhong Zhu

Children and Youth Services Review, 2020, vol. 112, issue C

Abstract: This study used data from a cross-sectional household survey conducted in Wuhan (N = 985) to investigate child victimization in China. Multiple binary logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the effects of parental health and inter-parental relationship on different types of child victimization. Subsequently, two ordered logistic regressions were performed to examine the effects of parental health problems and inter-parental relationships on types of child victimization. Results indicate that 28.1% of parents in the current sample reported their children had experienced at least one type of victimization, and 14.6% reported two or more types. Furthermore, problematic inter-parental relationships and poor parental health increased the likelihood of children experiencing more than one type of victimization. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.

Keywords: Child victimization; Family characteristics; Parental characteristics; China; Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire (JVQ) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104919

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