ISPCAN Journal Article of the Year: Developmental Timing of Polyvictimization: Continuity, Change, and Association with Adverse Outcomes in Adolescents

Children who experience polyvictimization (i.e., exposure to multiple and varied types of traumatic stressors) are at high risk for psychopathology. While polyvictims generally have worse outcomes than those with fewer types of traumatic experiences, not all polyvictims experience significant, or similar, impairment suggesting that polyvictims are a heterogeneous group. This variation in outcomes among polyvictimized children, may be due to differences in how polyvictimization is operationalized and measured.