Revictimization
摘要
This chapter reviews 196 research studies (representing 205 different samples) on personal revictimization—defined as experiencing victimization throughout more than one developmental period. Definitions, descriptions, and operationalizations of revictimization were reviewed across studies, along with samples, methods, and prevalence rates. While nuances existed, this research broadly defined, operationalized, and/or referred to revictimization as experiencing more than one victimization. Various types of victimization were examined, but a majority of this literature explored sexual victimization across more than one developmental period, assessing these experiences among general population, school-based, and high-risk samples. Prevalence rates ranged widely, depending on the sample used, victimization type(s) explored, and the measurement of recurrent victimization.