The “cycle of violence” perspective links the experience of being a victim of violence with later aggressive or violent behavior. While the association between victimization and aggression is relatively established, the mechanisms involved in the cycle of violence are less understood. The current study considered the role of mental health and delinquency on the pathway between sexual victimization and sexual aggression in two independent longitudinal samples of Croatian adolescents (M_{age at baseline} = 16 years). Using data from the first panel (six data waves, 2015–2018; n = 1289), structural equation modeling analysis pointed to a psychosocial mechanism, a combination of symptoms of depression/anxiety and delinquency, that mediated the link between the experience of sexual victimization and self-reported sexual aggression. We also observed a significant role of family environment in this psychosocial mechanism. The pattern of findings was partially replicated in the second panel with five waves of data (2015–2017; n = 750). The study’s results can help inform conversations around designing policies to prevent and address peer sexual violence among Croatian adolescents.

“暴力循环”的观点将成为暴力受害者的经历与后来的攻击或暴力行为联系起来。虽然受害与攻击之间的联系相对确定，但暴力循环所涉及的机制却知之甚少。目前的研究考虑了克罗地亚青少年的两个独立纵向样本（基线_年龄= 16 岁）中心理健康和犯罪在性受害和性侵犯之间的作用 。使用第一组数据（6 个数据波，2015 年至 2018 年；n  = 1289），结构方程模型分析指出了一种心理社会机制，即抑郁/焦虑和犯罪症状的组合，它介导了性体验之间的联系。受害和自我报告的性侵犯。我们还观察到家庭环境在这种心理社会机制中发挥着重要作用。第二组数据中的五波数据（2015-2017 年； n = 750）部分复制了研究结果的模式 。该研究的结果可以帮助围绕制定预防和解决克罗地亚青少年同伴性暴力的政策进行对话。