Are experiences of family and of organized violence predictors of aggression and violent behavior? A study with unaccompanied refugee minors

Background: There is strong support for familial abuse as a risk factor for later delinquency and violent offending, whereas empirical evidence about the contribution of experienced organized violence to the cycle of violence is less clear. Nevertheless not all abused children do become violent offe...

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Main Authors: Veronika Mueller-Bamouh, Martina Ruf-Leuschner, Katalin Dohrmann, Maggie Schauer, Thomas Elbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-02-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Subjects:
war
Online Access:http://www.ejpt.net/index.php/ejpt/article/view/27856/pdf_132