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ABSTRACT
This article reflects on the process of the Multi-Country Study on the Drivers of Violence Affecting Children in Italy. We first provide an overview of how we worked with the data sets available and reflect on the gaps in the data collection which emerged from the research process. Next, we highlight the understanding of violence from a socioecological perspective by examining the role of structural and institutional level drivers. Finally, we reflect on how the Drivers Study influenced the institutional process of decision-making about…
This study is a snapshot of a multi-country study involving Italy, Peru, Viet Nam, and Zimbabwe of how individual characteristics, interpersonal relationships, and the communities in which people live interact with institutional drivers to increase or reduce a child’s risk of violence.
By examining the countries above through a multi-level socio-ecological framework, the study found that multiple drivers were interconnected. It was found that structural drivers of violence were identified and included rapid socio-economic transformations accompanied by economic growth, as well as…