Factors influencing sexual victimization and revictimization in a sample of adolescent mothers

This study involved secondary analysis of an existing longitudinal data set of a survey of adolescent mothers (N = 315). Using multivariate logistic regression analysis, data from Time I were used to predict victimization reported in the year between Time I and Time 2. Three factors-any sexual victimization reported at Time I, previous victimization involving rape using force, and ever having been hit by a partner-increased the likelihood of reported sexual victimization at Time 2. Three other factors were found to reduce the risk of victimization: having been victimized more than I year prior to the first survey; being pregnant at Time I; and reporting satisfaction with social relationships. Additional analyses were used to investigate risk factors for revictimization.