Although engagement in risky lifestyle and routine activities play a major role in increasing the risk of violent victimization, less is known about the factors that precede engagement in risky lifestyles. The quality of interpersonal relationships is shown to be an important factor that influences one's life. Therefore, the lack of social support may be a potential factor that shapes why individuals get involved in risky lifestyles and routine activities. There is evidence that a lack of social support is linked to victimization and a lack of social support is also linked to engagement in risky lifestyle. What is not understood, however, is how these variables are linked with one another. To address this gap, risky lifestyle factors are explored for their potential mediating role in the link between social support and violent victimization. A path analysis is conducted with data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). The final sample size is 14,322 and the average age of respondents is 16 years old. Results suggest that social support from different sources do not have the same effects on violent victimization, and only certain lifestyle factors mediate the link to violent victimization. The findings imply that a lack of social support not only has direct effects on violent victimization, but also leads individuals to engage in risky lifestyles that also increase the risk of victimization. Policy implications and directions for future research are discussed.

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暴力受害者：社会支持和危险生活方式的作用。

尽管参与有风险的生活方式和例行活动在增加暴力受害风险中起主要作用，但人们对参与有风险的生活方式之前的因素所知甚少。人际关系的质量被证明是影响一个人生活的重要因素。因此，缺乏社会支持可能是影响个人为何参与危险的生活方式和例行活动的潜在因素。有证据表明，缺乏社会支持与受害有关，而缺乏社会支持也与参与危险的生活方式有关。但是，还不了解这些变量如何相互链接。为了解决这一差距，人们探索了危险的生活方式因素在社会支持与暴力受害之间的潜在中介作用。路径分析使用的是《美国青少年对成人健康（附加健康）的纵向研究》中的数据。最终样本数量为14,322，受访者的平均年龄为16岁。结果表明，来自不同来源的社会支持不会对暴力受害者产生相同的影响，只有某些生活方式因素才能介导暴力受害者的联系。研究结果表明，缺乏社会支持不仅会直接影响暴力受害，而且还会导致个人从事危险的生活方式，从而增加受害的风险。讨论了政策含义和未来研究方向。322，受访者的平均年龄为16岁。结果表明，来自不同来源的社会支持不会对暴力受害者产生相同的影响，只有某些生活方式因素才能介导暴力受害者的联系。研究结果表明，缺乏社会支持不仅会直接影响暴力受害，而且还会导致个人从事危险的生活方式，从而增加受害的风险。讨论了政策含义和未来研究方向。322，受访者的平均年龄为16岁。结果表明，来自不同来源的社会支持不会对暴力受害者产生相同的影响，只有某些生活方式因素才能介导暴力受害者的联系。研究结果表明，缺乏社会支持不仅会直接影响暴力受害，而且还会导致个人从事危险的生活方式，从而增加受害的风险。讨论了政策含义和未来研究方向。而且还会导致个人从事危险的生活方式，从而增加受害的风险。讨论了政策含义和未来研究方向。但也会导致个人从事危险的生活方式，从而增加受害的风险。讨论了政策含义和未来研究方向。