Youth Violence Research Bulletin -- February 2002 -- Short- and Long-Term Consequences of Adolescent Victimization

Table 1: Adolescent and Adult Outcome Measures—Probabilities

Problem Outcome	Prevalence	Odds


Violent offending (felony assault)
Adolescent	0.328	0.488
Adult	0.106	0.119
Property offending (felony theft)
Adolescent	0.232	0.302
Adult	0.110	0.124
Marijuana use
Adolescent	0.441	0.789
Adult	0.466	0.873
Polydrug use
Adolescent	0.173	0.209
Adult	0.300	0.429
Problem drug use
Adolescent	NA	NA
Adult	0.218	0.279
Serious domestic violence perpetration
Adolescent	NA	NA
Adult	0.208	0.263
Serious domestic violence victimization
Adolescent	NA	NA
Adult	0.266	0.362
Violent victimization
Adolescent	0.683	2.155
Adult	0.353	0.546
Property victimization
Adolescent	0.831	4.917
Adult	0.625	1.667
Adolescent mental health problems	0.223	0.287
Adult mental health problems
Anxiety
Ever	0.054	0.057
1992	0.033	0.034
Depression
Ever	0.137	0.159
1992	0.092	0.101
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Ever	0.094	0.104
1992	0.047	0.049

Note: Prevalence refers to the probability of experiencing an outcome. Odds compare the probability of experiencing an outcome with the probability of not experiencing the outcome. See discussion of prevalence and odds on this page.

NA = not applicable.

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Short- and Long-Term Consequences of
Adolescent Victimization Youth Violence Research Bulletin • February 2002