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Mental distress in relation to police reporting among adolescent victims of robbery. A population-based study in southern Sweden

• Robberies as well as mental distress have increased among adolescents in Sweden. • This study on school students in southern Sweden was population-based with a high response rate. • Half of the robbed adolescents abstained from police reporting. • Non-reporters had poorer mental health than victim...

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Autores principales: Fridh, Maria, Rosvall, Maria, Lindström, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10425401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37588765
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101483
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Sumario:• Robberies as well as mental distress have increased among adolescents in Sweden. • This study on school students in southern Sweden was population-based with a high response rate. • Half of the robbed adolescents abstained from police reporting. • Non-reporters had poorer mental health than victims who reported the robbery. • Non-reporters were also an overall more disadvantaged group.