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  • Violent victimization is a known stressor linked to sleep disturbances across all age groups.
  • Previous research has not examined how life-course trajectories of violent victimization impact adult sleep outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between violent victimization trajectories from adolescence to middle adulthood and adult sleep behaviors.
  • To understand how persistent versus intermittent exposure to violence affects sleep quantity and quality.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from five waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (N=6015).
  • Employed semi-parametric group-based trajectory modeling to identify patterns of violent victimization.
  • Used multinomial logistic regression to analyze the relationship between victimization trajectories and adult sleep outcomes.

Main Results:

  • The impact of violent victimization on adult sleep is not uniform across all trajectories.
  • Individuals experiencing persistent violent victimization from adolescence through adulthood reported the poorest sleep quality and quantity.

Conclusions:

  • Persistent exposure to violence has detrimental effects on both sleep quantity and quality.
  • Public health initiatives should focus on reducing life-course violence exposure and implementing interventions to improve sleep for victimized individuals.