Contemporary Research on Adolescent Victimization

This article presents an analytical review of theoretical and methodological approaches to studying victimization in adolescents. It examines the historical development of victimology as a scientific discipline, examining key concepts and their contemporary interpretations. Particular attention is paid to systematizing research trends in victimology, the determinants of victimization, and theoretical models explaining the phenomenon of personal vulnerability. Victimization, or the predisposition to becoming a victim, is attracting increasing attention from researchers, especially in the context of adolescence. This review article examines contemporary research on the causes and conditions of victimization in adolescents, as well as personality characteristics that contribute to victimization and how they manifest in the educational environment. The goal of this work is to systematize theoretical approaches to understanding victimization, identify key concepts, and identify promising research directions in this area. This article examines various levels and factors of victimization, as well as theoretical approaches to explaining this phenomenon (biological, psychological, sociological, and integrative). Particular attention is paid to the personality characteristics of adolescents and their relationship to victimization, as well as an analysis of contemporary research on victimization behavior in adolescence. The article presents the results of studies by various authors identifying the relationship between victimization and factors such as sociometric status, emotional intelligence, self-regulation, self-esteem, and safety perceptions. The presented analysis allows us to formulate prospects for further research in this area.