文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Associations between perceived material deprivation, social support and violent victimization among Chinese children

作者：Sun, Xiaoyue[1];Chen, Mengtong[2]

机构：[1]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Social & Publ Adm, Dept Social Work, 130 Meilong Rd, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China;[2]Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Dept Appl Social Sci, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

年份：2022

卷号：127

外文期刊名：CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT

收录：;WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:000790971300027)】；

基金：This research is sponsored by Shanghai Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project (2019ESH003) ; Shanghai Pujiang Program (19PJC025) ; Chenguang Program supported by Shanghai Education Development Foundation and Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (19CG35) ; and Start-up Fund for RAPs of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Ref. No. P0036153) . We thank the assistance from Ms. Jingying Wang in data cleaning and analyses.

语种：英文

外文关键词：Poverty; Child safety; Migrant children; Perceived social support

摘要：Background: Evidence has consistently shown that poverty is associated with the violent victimization of children. Most studies have used family income as a predictor of child poverty. However, it is unclear how multidimensional material deprivation perceived by children is associated with their victimization experiences.& nbsp;Objectives: This study aimed to examine the association between children's perceived material deprivation and self-reported violent victimization, as well as the role of perceived social support in mediating this relationship.& nbsp;Participants and setting: This cross-sectional school-based study included 445 children aged between 8 and 16 years living in Shenzhen, China.& nbsp;Methods: The conventional crime module of the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire (JVQ), the material deprivation index based on the Poverty and Social Exclusion in Hong Kong (PSEHK) project, and the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) were employed to measure children's experiences of violent victimization, material deprivation, and perceived social support.& nbsp;Results: This study discovered that, when income and other factors were controlled for, children's perceived material deprivation was positively associated with self-reported violent victimization (beta = 0.31, p < .01). However, the role played by material deprivation was undermined by high levels of perceived social support, demonstrating the full mediating relationship between perceived material deprivation and violent victimization.& nbsp;Conclusion: The findings of this study underline the importance of understanding and reducing children's perceived material deprivation in poverty alleviation and child victimization prevention. Social support is vital for children who perceive themselves as living in deprived circumstances.