ABSTRACT

There has been a considerable amount of research examining the potential connection between immigration and the risk for victimization. The results generated from this body of research have produced somewhat mixed results, with some research showing an association and other research failing to detect an association. The current study sought to add to this existing knowledge base by examining the potential association between being an immigrant and being victimized during adolescence and adulthood. To do so, the authors analyzed data drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. Analyses of these data revealed that being an immigrant was unrelated to 11 measures of victimization, including repeat victimization, drawn from four waves of data. There were no results indicating that immigration and victimization were associated. We conclude by discussing the limitations of the study and avenues for additional research addressing the association between immigration and victimization.

摘要

已经有大量研究检查移民与受害风险之间的潜在联系。这一系列研究产生的结果产生了一些混合的结果，一些研究显示了关联，而其他研究未能检测到关联。目前的研究试图通过检查成为移民与在青春期和成年期受害之间的潜在关联来增加现有的知识库。为此，作者分析了从青少年到成人健康的全国纵向研究中提取的数据。对这些数据的分析表明，作为移民与来自四波数据的 11 项受害措施无关，包括重复受害。没有结果表明移民和受害之间存在关联。最后，我们讨论了该研究的局限性以及针对移民与受害之间关联的其他研究途径。