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The Relation of Severity and Type of Community Violence Exposure to Emotional Distress and Problem Behaviors Among Urban African American Adolescents.
Violence Vict. 2015; 30(3):432-49.VV

Abstract

Severity level and type of exposure to community violence were examined to determine their effect on emotional distress and problem behaviors among 234 low-income urban African American early adolescents. There were 4 violence exposure scales developed from a principal component analysis of the Richters and Martinez (1993) exposure to violence scale: moderate and severe witnessing and moderate and severe victimization. Regression analyses indicated that moderate victimization was the most consistent predictor of emotional distress and behavioral problems, whereas moderate witnessing did not relate to any of the dependent variables. Severe victimization predicted depression and delinquency, whereas severe witnessing predicted posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and delinquency. Witnessing and victimization scales based on severity of exposure better represented the experience than combining all data into a single exposure or simply witnessing and victimization scales.

Authors

Goldner J
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Gross IM
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Richards MH
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Ragsdale BL
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MeSH

AdolescentAdolescent BehaviorBlack or African AmericanCrime VictimsFemaleHumansJuvenile DelinquencyMalePovertyRegression AnalysisResidence CharacteristicsUnited StatesUrban PopulationViolence

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

26118265

Citation

Goldner, Jonathan, et al. "The Relation of Severity and Type of Community Violence Exposure to Emotional Distress and Problem Behaviors Among Urban African American Adolescents." Violence and Victims, vol. 30, no. 3, 2015, pp. 432-49.
Goldner J, Gross IM, Richards MH, et al. The Relation of Severity and Type of Community Violence Exposure to Emotional Distress and Problem Behaviors Among Urban African American Adolescents. Violence Vict. 2015;30(3):432-49.
Goldner, J., Gross, I. M., Richards, M. H., & Ragsdale, B. L. (2015). The Relation of Severity and Type of Community Violence Exposure to Emotional Distress and Problem Behaviors Among Urban African American Adolescents. Violence and Victims, 30(3), 432-49.
Goldner J, et al. The Relation of Severity and Type of Community Violence Exposure to Emotional Distress and Problem Behaviors Among Urban African American Adolescents. Violence Vict. 2015;30(3):432-49. PubMed PMID: 26118265.
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