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. 2011 Aug;36(8):814-20.
doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.03.008. Epub 2011 Mar 25.

Predictors of physical assault victimization: findings from the National Survey of Adolescents

Ananda B Amstadter  1 , Lisa S Elwood, Angela Moreland Begle, Berglind Gudmundsdottir, Daniel W Smith, Heidi S Resnick, Rochelle F Hanson, Benjamin E Saunders, Dean G Kilpatrick
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Predictors of physical assault victimization: findings from the National Survey of Adolescents

Ananda B Amstadter et al. Addict Behav. 2011 Aug.

Abstract

Exposure to interpersonal victimization during childhood and adolescence is prevalent and has been found to be associated with negative physical and mental health outcomes. The present study examined the relations between childhood violence exposure and mental health on subsequent exposure to new physical assault in young adults using longitudinal nationally representative, prospective data from the initial (Wave I) and follow-up interviews (Wave II) of the National Survey of Adolescents (NSA). Among the 1,753 participants who completed both assessment time points, 15.8% reported a new physical assault experience at Wave II. Results indicated that racial/ethnic status, gender, history of child physical abuse, witnessed violence drug use, and family drug problems reported at Wave I were all significant predictors of new physical assault. Implications are discussed.

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