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Child Victimization

Child Victimization is a form of interpersonal harm or abuse directed toward individuals under the age of eighteen, distinguished by the vulnerability of the victim due to developmental immaturity and dependence on caregivers, encompassing physical, sexual, emotional, and neglectful acts perpetrated by adults or other minors.

6.4K

Publications

499.1K

Citations

12.3K

Authors

3.1K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

1.3K

Parents

Children

Publications

6.4K

Role of Genotype in the Cycle of Violence in Maltreated Children

Avshalom Caspi, Joseph L. McClay, Terrie E. Moffitt et al. · Science · 2002 · 4.8K citations

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Bullying at school: what we know and what we can do

Choice Reviews Online · 1994 · 4.8K citations

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Bullying Behaviors Among US Youth

Tonja R. Nansel, Mary D. Overpeck, Ramani S. Pilla et al. · JAMA · 2001 · 3.8K citations · Full text

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Identification of Child Maltreatment With the Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scales: Development and Psychometric Data for a National Sample of American Parents

Murray A. Straus, Sherry Hamby, David Finkelhor et al. · Child Abuse & Neglect · 1998 · 2.5K citations

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Poly-victimization: A neglected component in child victimization

David Finkelhor, Richard Ormrod, Heather A. Turner · Child Abuse & Neglect · 2007 · 2K citations

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Authors

12.3K

  1. HA
    Heather A. Turner

    University of New Hampshire, United States

    56 publications · 15.2K citations

    42

    h-index

  2. DF
    David Finkelhor

    University of New Hampshire, United States

    45 publications · 12.9K citations

    39

    h-index

  3. DF
    David Finkelhor

    University of New Hampshire, United States

    52 publications · 13K citations

    39

    h-index

  4. CS
    Cathy Spatz Widom

    John Jay College of Criminal Justice, United States

    41 publications · 8.5K citations

    34

    h-index

  5. PK
    Peter K. Smith

    Goldsmiths University of London, United Kingdom

    30 publications · 4.6K citations

    27

    h-index

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Institutions

3.1K

  1. University of New Hampshire

    Durham, United States

    67 h-index

    222 publications

    58K citations

  2. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    49 h-index

    150 publications

    16.1K citations

  3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    48 h-index

    149 publications

    17.7K citations

  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    44 h-index

    115 publications

    13.3K citations

  5. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    43 h-index

    103 publications

    14.1K citations

  6. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    43 h-index

    135 publications

    12.5K citations

  7. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    42 h-index

    91 publications

    7.5K citations

  8. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    41 h-index

    175 publications

    51.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Child Abuse & Neglect

    863 publications · 78.4K citations

    138

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  2. Journal of Interpersonal Violence

    246 publications · 16K citations

    68

    h-index

  3. Aggressive Behavior

    93 publications · 12.4K citations

    53

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  4. Child Maltreatment

    91 publications · 9.2K citations

    51

    h-index

  5. Children and Youth Services Review

    139 publications · 6.8K citations

    44

    h-index

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