Relations between youths' community violence exposure and their physical aggression: The protective role of adults
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Published:2023-04-13
Issue:3
Volume:33
Page:986-998
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ISSN:1050-8392
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Container-title:Journal of Research on Adolescence
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language:en
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Short-container-title:J of Research on Adolesc
Author:
Coleman Jasmine N.1ORCID,
Mehari Krista1ORCID,
Farrell Albert D.2ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Department of Psychology University of South Alabama Mobile Alabama USA
2. Department of Psychology Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond Virginia USA
Abstract
AbstractThe purpose of this study was to examine whether adults moderated the relations between youths' community violence exposure and subsequent physical aggression. Participants were 2575 middle school students (Mage = 12.3, SD = 1.00; 52% female) in the southeastern U.S. who completed surveys collected in the fall, winter, spring, and summer. The sample was predominantly African American (72%). High adult support was associated with weaker relations between exposure to violence in the fall and aggression in the winter among male adolescents. High adult support was related to weaker relations between victimization in the fall and aggression in the winter among female adolescents. Strategies promoting supportive adult relationships may benefit male adolescents by buffering the adverse impact of community violence exposure.
Funder
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institute of Justice
Subject
Behavioral Neuroscience,Social Sciences (miscellaneous),Developmental and Educational Psychology,Cultural Studies
Cited by
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