DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OUTSIDE VICTIMIZATION IN ADOLESCENTS. GENDER DIFFERENCES IN RELATION TO POLY-VICTIMIZATION

Abstract

In this paper the effects of family violence in adolescents are analyzed. Specifically, it is evaluated whether there are differences between those who have experienced it and those who have not, in relation to the probability of being a victim outside home and, consequently, of being a poly-victim. The analysis is performed with data obtained through the application of the third wave of the International Self-Report Delinquency Study, ISRD-3, in a sample of secondary school adolescents in Guadalajara, Mexico. The results show that direct experiencing of family violence is related to a higher probability of experiencing victimization outside home, while the effects of indirect experiencing are observed only in women. Likewise, when evaluating whether there are differences in the probability of substance use among non-victims, victims of family violence, victims of outside crimes, and poly-victims, the importance identifying the condition of victimization and the differentiated effects according to gender is confirmed. Finally, the implications of these results are discussed and some intervention recommendations for victims of family violence are developed.