ArticleChild abuse & neglect2023
Violence and sexual abuse rates before and during the Covid-19 pandemic: A prospective population-based study on Norwegian youth.
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- Adolescent mental health before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland: a repeated, cross-sectional, population-based study.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2025Article
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- Pediatric Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Related to Mental Health Conditions and Self-Harm.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Child maltreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for child and adolescent mental health.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2024Review
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic On Violence Against Children: A Narrative Review.Current psychiatry reports · 2023Review
- Associations between exposure to sexual abuse, substance use, adverse health outcomes, and use of youth health services among Norwegian adolescents.BMC public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundConsiderable concern is raised as to whether the pandemic has led to an increase in violence and sexual abuse against children.
objectiveThe present study objective is to provide rates of violence and sexual abuse against adolescents the year before the pandemic compared to one year into the pandemic. PARTICIPANTS AND
settingTwo samples of Norwegian 12-16-year-olds were approached. A representative pre-pandemic sample of 9240 adolescents (M age (SD) = 14.11(0.88), and a sample recruited one year into the pandemic resulting in 3540 responses (M age (SD) = 14.5 (0.96)).
methodsAn online survey was administered during school hours including established measures of violence and sexual abuse exposure. Sociodemographic characteristics were assessed.
resultsThere was 1.4 percentage point increase in sexual abuse by an adult, and a 3.9 percentage point decrease in psychological violence by a parent during the pandemic compared to the year before the pandemic. Otherwise, violence and sexual abuse rates remained stable across these two time periods. Risk factors for violence and sexual abuse were amplified during the pandemic.
conclusionNorway, a high-income welfare state, imposed measures to counteract the burden of the pandemic mitigation actions for adolescents. This might partly explain the absence of the feared increase in violence towards adolescents. The disproportionate risk for violence and sexual abuse for some groups of adolescents is however concerning, and should be followed up over time.
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