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Violence and sexual abuse rates before and during the Covid-19 pandemic: A prospective population-based study on Norwegian youth
Child Abuse & Neglect ( IF 4.863 ) Pub Date : 2023-01-08 , DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106023
Else-Marie Augusti 1 , Mia Cathrine Myhre 1 , Tore Wentzel-Larsen 2 , Gertrud Sofie Hafstad 1
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Background

Considerable concern is raised as to whether the pandemic has led to an increase in violence and sexual abuse against children.

Objective

The present study objective is to provide rates of violence and sexual abuse against adolescents the year before the pandemic compared to one year into the pandemic.

Participants and setting

Two samples of Norwegian 12–16-year-olds were approached. A representative pre-pandemic sample of 9240 adolescents (M age (SD) = 14.11(0.88), and a sample recruited one year into the pandemic resulting in 3540 responses (M age (SD) = 14.5 (0.96)).

Methods

An online survey was administered during school hours including established measures of violence and sexual abuse exposure. Sociodemographic characteristics were assessed.

Results

There was 1.4 percentage point increase in sexual abuse by an adult, and a 3.9 percentage point decrease in psychological violence by a parent during the pandemic compared to the year before the pandemic. Otherwise, violence and sexual abuse rates remained stable across these two time periods. Risk factors for violence and sexual abuse were amplified during the pandemic.

Conclusion

Norway, a high-income welfare state, imposed measures to counteract the burden of the pandemic mitigation actions for adolescents. This might partly explain the absence of the feared increase in violence towards adolescents. The disproportionate risk for violence and sexual abuse for some groups of adolescents is however concerning, and should be followed up over time.



中文翻译:

Covid-19 大流行之前和期间的暴力和性虐待率:一项针对挪威青年的基于人群的前瞻性研究

背景

人们对这一流行病是否导致对儿童的暴力和性虐待行为增加表示了相当大的关注。

客观的

目前的研究目标是提供与大流行发生一年相比,大流行前一年针对青少年的暴力和性虐待率。

参与者和设置

接触了挪威 12-16 岁的两个样本。9240 名青少年的大流行前代表性样本(M年龄(SD)  = 14.11(0.88),以及在大流行一年内招募的样本导致 3540 人做出反应(M年龄(SD)  = 14.5 (0.96))。

方法

在上课时间进行了一项在线调查,包括既定的暴力和性虐待暴露措施。评估了社会人口学特征。

结果

与大流行前一年相比,大流行期间成年人的性虐待增加了 1.4 个百分点,父母的心理暴力减少了 3.9 个百分点。否则,暴力和性虐待率在这两个时间段内保持稳定。在大流行期间,暴力和性虐待的风险因素被放大了。

结论

挪威是一个高收入福利国家,采取措施减轻青少年大流行病缓解行动的负担。这可能部分解释了针对青少年的暴力行为并未出现令人担忧的增加。然而,某些青少年群体遭受暴力和性虐待的风险过高令人担忧,并应随着时间的推移进行跟进。

更新日期:2023-01-08
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