Victim-Offender Relationship and the Emotional, Social, and Physical Consequences of Violent Victimization.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Research is equivocal about how the social relationship between victims and offenders is linked to the emotional, social, and physical consequences of violence. This study examines the association of victim-offender relationship with the adverse outcomes reported by injured and uninjured victims of violence.

Methods

The study analyzed 16,723 violent victimizations recorded by the National Crime Victimization Survey from 2008 to 2018. Multivariable quasi-Poisson models estimated the associations between the victim-offender relationship and victims' emotional distress, social distress, and physical and emotional symptoms. These models also estimated a statistical interaction between victim-offender relationship and violent injury to examine how this association di

SUBMITTER: Hullenaar KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9533341 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature