Some Die Young: A Follow-Up Study of Young Men Exposed to Violence in Sweden
2021 (English)In: Victims & Offenders, ISSN 1556-4886, E-ISSN 1556-4991, Vol. 16, no 5, p. 652-663Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This register-based study from Sweden examines mortality risks among young male victims of violence. In total, 87,22 l men aged 18-24 years who spent at least one night in inpatient care after exposure to violence in the years 1992-2005 were compared with 78,702 age-matched men from the general population. Cox regressions showed that men exposed to violence had a >3 times higher risk of all-cause mortality, a >4 times higher risk of suicide, and about a 20 times higher risk of death from later violence. The risk of suicide remained stable during the follow-up, and the risk of all-cause mortality and death from later violence decreased.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2021. Vol. 16, no 5, p. 652-663
Keywords [en]
Assault, violence, male victims, mortality risk, suicide
National Category
Social Work
Research subject
Criminology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-36615DOI: 10.1080/15564886.2020.1829223ISI: 000578704500001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85092443789OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-36615DiVA, id: diva2:1498782
2020-11-052020-11-052024-02-05Bibliographically approved