Day, D. M., Hart, T. A., Wanklyn, S. G., McCay, E., Macpherson, A., & Burnier, N. (2013). Potential mediators between child abuse and both violence and victimization in juvenile offenders. Psychological Services, 10(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0028057
In a sample of 112 incarcerated youth, depression fully explained the link between childhood emotional abuse and peer victimization, and partly explained the link between childhood physical abuse and victimization. Drug use fully explained the link between emotional abuse and fighting. Treating depression and drug use in juvenile offenders with abuse histories may therefore reduce both violence and victimization.