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Polyvictimization and Associated Substance Use in College Students: A Latent Class Analysis

Holod, Alicia
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9674-4239
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1681546807292539

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2023, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Nursing.
Collegiate polyvictimization is a serious, but understudied, phenomenon. Scientific knowledge regarding polyvictimization in college students has been hindered by a focus on non-collegiate populations, use of a limited number of outcome variables, or examination of only a singular victimization experience. The major consequence of these limitations has been the emergence of apparent knowledge gaps in the existing polyvictimization literature. As such, this dissertation aimed to complete a latent class analysis (LCA) using a sample of college students (n = 36,986), from a national dataset, to identify typologies of victimization and associated substance use. Through LCA, four classes distinguished by victimization emerged: high/poly, verbal/discrimination, sexual/discrimination, and low/no. Logistic regression models suggest that students allocated to the high/poly, verbal/discrimination, and sexual/discrimination classes have higher rates of substance use than the low/no class – with students in the high/poly class reporting the highest use of substances overall. Casual mediation analyses also suggest that psychological distress is higher in all classes, save for the low/no class, and that psychological distress partially mediates the relationship between latent class membership and substance use. Findings indicate an urgent need for screening and early identification of polyvictimization to improve collegiate mental health outcomes.
Bernadette Melnyk (Advisor)
Christina Dyar (Committee Member)
Barbara Warren (Committee Member)
Sharon Tucker (Committee Member)
227 p.
Nursing
victimization; college students; psychological distress; substance use

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  • Holod, A. (2023). Polyvictimization and Associated Substance Use in College Students: A Latent Class Analysis [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1681546807292539

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Holod, Alicia. Polyvictimization and Associated Substance Use in College Students: A Latent Class Analysis . 2023. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1681546807292539.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Holod, Alicia. "Polyvictimization and Associated Substance Use in College Students: A Latent Class Analysis ." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1681546807292539

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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