- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social and Educational Sciences
- Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Research in Social Sciences
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Sex work and related issues
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- European and International Law Studies
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Law in Society and Culture
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Offshore Engineering and Technologies
- Management Theory and Practice
- Children's Rights and Participation
- Education, Leadership, and Health Research
- Border Security and International Relations
- Labor Movements and Unions
University of Southern Denmark
2012-2024
Central Denmark Region
2020-2023
Aarhus University Hospital
2018
Center for Rheumatology
2017
Kalmyk Institute for Humanities Research
2012-2017
SOMT University of Physiotherapy
2007-2012
Aarhus University
2009-2010
Research shows that the majority of reported rapes is never continued for prosecution but closed during police investigation. Studies suggest rape assaults corresponding to stereotypes about “the real rape” and good victim” have a higher likelihood continuing prosecution. The aim present study was investigate, if selected characteristics influenced investigational outcomes within Danish district participating in multidisciplinary response team. based on all or attempts over three-year period...
Background: Researchers and clinicians within the field of trauma have to choose between different diagnostic descriptions posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in DSM-5 proposed ICD-11. Several studies support competing models PTSD structure according both systems; however, findings show that choice systems can affect estimated prevalence rates.Objectives: The present study aimed investigate potential impact using a large (i.e. DSM-5) compared small ICD-11) description PTSD. In other words,...
Most centers for rape and sexual assault victims today build on the original principles proposed in Boston by Burgess Holmstrom 1970s (Burgess, 2006 Burgess, A. W. 2006. "Putting trauma radar screen". In Mapping its wake: Autobiographic essays pioneer scholars, Edited by: Figley, C. R. 17–31. New York: Routledge. [Google Scholar]; & Holmstrom, 1973 L. 1973. The victim emergency room. American Journal of Nursing, 73: 1740–1745. Scholar]). line with technological advances, scientific...
The present study modeled the direct relationship between child sexual abuse (CSA) and adolescent peer-to-peer victimization (APSV) mediated effect via variables representing number of partners, risk behavior, signaling boundaries. A cross-sectional on CSA APSV was conducted, utilizing a multiple mediator model. Mediated effects in model were estimated employing Mplus using bootstrapped percentile based confidence intervals to test for significance effects. employed 327 Danish female...
Different types of childhood adversity often cluster and overlap, underlining the importance studying likely patterns co-occurrences their impact on child functioning. Further sex-specific investigations associations with mental health are warranted.To investigate if different exist among at risk-children living in Denmark to explore divergent constellations differentially associated externalizing internalizing problems.Participants (N = 2198) were a sample children ages 1-17 who have been...
A high prevalence of adolescent dating violence (ADV) has been documented in recent years. However, the majority ADV studies have conducted North America and moreover, primarily focused on school or college populations.To investigate victimization perpetration related gender differences a sample Danish seventh-grade students.In total, 2934 students (M = 3.5, SD 0.5) filled out questionnaires at school.The emotional, physical sexual was 32.2%, 11.2% 10.6%, 20.6%, 6% 2.1%. One five reported...
Background: Child-protection workers are at elevated risk for secondary traumatization. However, research in the area of traumatization has been hampered by two major obstacles: use measures that have unclear or inadequate psychometric properties and equivocal findings on degree associated functional impairment.Objective: To assess relationship between burnout using exploratory structural equation modelling (ESEM) to impairment.Methods: A survey Danish child-protection was conducted through...
Abstract The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) is a quantitative model psychopathology. HiTOP proposes that trauma-related distress facet Internalizing psychopathology, but recent evidence with young people suggests it may reflect unique dimension This study assessed the latent structure child and adolescent psychopathology to determine whether there ‘Traumatic Stress’ dimension, how dimensions are associated specific types childhood adversity trauma, suicidal ideation...
Exercise based treatment for alcohol use disorders have shown an impact on mental health (e.g., depression or anxiety), and outcomes craving abstinence). However, there is a lack of information the role motivational aspects participation in process designing exercise interventions disorder. This study aims to examine: (1) whether are taken into account when type delivery method chosen; (2) post intervention; (3) different traditions regarding payment participants. A systematic search was...
The objective of this study was to develop a psychometric measure risk for sexual victimization from adolescent peers. Items were generated on the basis literature and consultations with multidisciplinary group key informants. items administered sample 327 female Grade-9 students examined using exploratory factor analysis. Adolescent Sexual Coercion Risk Scale formed two lower-order factors composed regarding signaling boundaries displaying behaviors, respectively. Subsequent confirmatory...
This study examined level of acute psychological distress and perceived social support in 64 victims rape the association with police case decisions victims’ willingness to participate investigation. The results independent-sample t tests revealed that unwillingness investigation was significantly associated a higher phase following assault. suggest who disengage may do so because high distress. Clinical implications are discussed.
In this paper we present a description of the Horizon2020, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action funded, research and training programme CONTEXT: COllaborative Network for Training EXcellence in psychoTraumatology. The three objectives are put forward, each which refers to key component CONTEXT programme. First, summarize 12 individual projects that will take place across priority populations: (i) refugees asylum seekers, (ii) first responders, (iii) perpetrators survivors childhood gender-based...
ObjectiveThe aim of the present study was to investigate relationship between child maltreatment and severe early adolescent peer-on-peer sexual aggression, using a multiple mediator model.MethodsThe comprised 330 male Grade 9 students with mean age 14.9 years (SD=0.5).ResultsEstimates from mediation model indicated significant indirect effects physical abuse on aggression via peer influence insecure-hostile masculinity. No total effect neglect found.ConclusionsFindings identify risk factors...
Abstract Child abuse is a severe global problem associated with various negative consequences. It therefore important that the services received at Advocacy Centers (CACs) are perceived as positive possible by children affected abuse. Preliminary research indicates CACs successful in terms of providing coordinated, professional services. However, existing has primarily focused on service and criminal justice system outputs, rather than documenting experiences target group: i.e., undergoing...