Exploring Models of Resiliency by Gender in Relation to Adolescent Victimization

• NCJ Number: 232526
• Journal: Victims & Offenders Volume: 4 Issue: 3 Dated: July 2009 Pages: 230-248
• Author(s): Shawn C. Marsh; William P. Evans; Daniel J. Weigel
• Date Published: July 2009
• Length: 19 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study explored four models of resiliency used by adolescents who had experienced peer and criminal victimization.

Abstract

Conditions associated with peer and criminal victimization experiences of adolescents were explored via measures of risk and protection as reported on by 8th- and 10th-grade students (N = 1,619). Four models of resiliency were tested using cumulative indexes of protection and risk. Furthermore, the relative and cumulative effects of protection and risk on victimization were explored across ecological domains. Results suggest a resiliency framework that considers risk and protection across multiple ecological domains is a useful heuristic for understanding adolescent victimization experiences. Implications for research and practice are presented. (Published Abstract)