Model of Psychological Disadjustment in polyvictimized adolescents

Abstract

In a crucial stage for the configuration of identity such as adolescence, it represents a social need to understand what are the variables that explain the psychological imbalance derived from polyvictimization; A term that refers to the accumulation of experiences of victimization, a condition to which both children and adolescents are exposed and which, according to evidence, h both children and adolescents are exposed and which, according to evidence, represents a problem that leads to considerable psychosocial and behavioral deterioration. represents a problem that leads to considerable psychosocial and behavioral deterioration. Appropriate interventions are required to help reduce the risk of new experiences of victimization Appropriate interventions are required to help reduce the risk of new experiences of victimization and the development of psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, behavioral problemsand the development of psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, behavioral problems,, and interpersonal skills. An explanatory model of psychological maladjustment is presented from an and interpersonal skills. An explanatory model of psychological maladjustment is presented from an ecological approach.ecological approach.
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