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African American adolescents living and coping with community violence on Chicago's southside.
J Interpers Violence. 2011 Aug; 26(12):2483-98.JI

Abstract

This study explores community violence exposures among African American adolescents and whether coping strategies were gendered. In-depth interviews are conducted with a sample of 32 African American high school students. Data are analyzed using a thematic analysis. The primary forms of violence exposures are physical attacks, fighting, and incidents involving police, gun violence, and murders. Boys report more exposure to violence as victims and witnesses, whereas girls are more likely to hear about violent acts. Coping styles range from "getting through," which included both an acceptance of community conditions; "getting along," which included self-defense techniques; "getting away," which included avoidance coping strategies; and "getting back," which consisted of confrontational coping strategies. Boys report more confrontational coping styles than are girls, who utilized more avoidance approaches. Widespread school-based interventions are warranted, given the high prevalence of community violence exposure among these youth and may provide important supports for coping against such trauma.

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Voisin DR
University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. d-voisin@uchicago.edu
Bird JD
No affiliation info available
Hardestry M
No affiliation info available
Cheng Shi Shiu
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Adaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAfrican AmericansChicagoFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMalePsychology, AdolescentSex DistributionSocial EnvironmentStudentsUrban PopulationViolence

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Language

eng

PubMed ID

20956443

Citation

Voisin, Dexter R., et al. "African American Adolescents Living and Coping With Community Violence On Chicago's Southside." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 26, no. 12, 2011, pp. 2483-98.
Voisin DR, Bird JD, Hardestry M, et al. African American adolescents living and coping with community violence on Chicago's southside. J Interpers Violence. 2011;26(12):2483-98.
Voisin, D. R., Bird, J. D., Hardestry, M., & Cheng Shi Shiu, . (2011). African American adolescents living and coping with community violence on Chicago's southside. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(12), 2483-98. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260510383029
Voisin DR, et al. African American Adolescents Living and Coping With Community Violence On Chicago's Southside. J Interpers Violence. 2011;26(12):2483-98. PubMed PMID: 20956443.
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