Childhood experiences of trauma, especially neglect and abuse, increase the likelihood of re-victimization in adulthood. Research indicates that many adults, particularly women, who were abused as children, face high rates of violence in later life. For example, 72% of women who were physically or sexually abused as children experienced violence as adults. Victims of child sexual abuse are at an even greater risk, being two to three times more likely to be victimized in adulthood. Additionally, emotional abuse in childhood leads to similar patterns in future relationships.
Research suggests that adults, particularly women, who experienced childhood victimization are at high risk of re-victimization in later life, with 72% experiencing violence again.
Those who were victims of child sexual abuse (CSA) have a two to three times greater risk of adult victimization, and CSA victims are twice as likely to face intimate partner violence.
Emotional abuse in childhood leads individuals to repeat this behavior in their romantic relationships and with their children, contributing further to a cycle of abuse.
Childhood neglect significantly increases vulnerability to intimate partner violence, establishing a link between early traumatic experiences and later abusive dynamics.
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