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Showing 1 to 20 of 64 for “"Community violence"”.
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Community violence exposure and adolescents' academic functioning
<p>In previous research, community violence exposure has been found to be directly associated with poor academic functioning. Further, internalizing and externalizing problems have been identified as significant mediators of poor academic functioning in children who have witnessed or experienced …
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Young adults' perceptions of community violence experienced during adolescence
… as a country has a long-standing history of violence since the apartheid years. Violence continues to wreak havoc in communities, affects people of all ages, and is especially prevalent in the poorer communities. Community violence typically includes murder, assault, car hijackings, …
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Exploring community violence, anxiety and substance use among Black adults
The impact of community violence on Black individuals, remains a concern. Despite statistics showing the disproportionate rates of violence among Black individuals, there is a gap in understanding its effects on Black adults. This current study examined how the perception of community violence …
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The mental health effects of community violence exposure on Jamaican youth
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The Relationship between Adolescent Exposure to Community Violence, Depression, and Resilience
… symptoms in adolescents who have been exposed to community violence. Participants (N=334) were asked to take a survey of 81 questions addressing one’s exposure to neighborhood violence, resilience, and depressive symptoms. Participants exposed to community violence reported more depressive …
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The Protective Factors and Life Outcomes of Youth Exposed to Community Violence
… the life outcomes of youth that are exposed to community violence. Previous research has found that community violence has a direct effect on youth development. It has also shown that there are economic costs for communities that have high levels of community violence. Thus far, the literature …
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Community Violence, Protective Factors, and Resilience: Gender Differences in African American Youth
… /></h1> <p>African American youth are exposed to community violence in varying degrees. Over the last few decades, much research has focused on the negative implications of such exposure. While it is helpful to explore the detrimental effects of community violence on this population, the factors …
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Preventing Community Violence: A Case Study of Metro Detroit and Interfaith Activism
Community violence can have lasting impacts on populations that experience it, including but not limited to, financial damages, property damage, and psychological trauma. Therefore, exploring mechanisms of violence prevention is increasingly important, especially within the context of multicultural …
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Young adults’ perceptions of community violence experienced in a South African context during adolescence
… of political struggles and different forms of violence. As a result, the journey from adolescence to adulthood is plagued with community violence. High rates of exposure to community violence result in short-term and long-term physical and psychological harm to the adolescents who later become …
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Surviving risk: the translational labor of community violence intervention workers in service to labeled lives
This study examines how community violence intervention (CVI) program workers and clients navigate risk, institutional expectations, and lived survival. While most CVI research evaluates reductions in violent crime or changes in individual-level risk factors, less attention has been given to the …
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Maternal Caregivers' Organization of and Reasoning Behind Coping Suggestions to Deal with Community Violence Exposure
Children and adolescents exposed to community violence can experience a plethora of negative outcomes including both internalizing symptoms and externalizing problems. Coping strategies can either buffer the effects of violence exposure or exacerbate negative outcomes following exposure. Given the …
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The relationship between exposure to community violence, social support, parenting attitudes and child behavioural adjustment
… the relationships between exposure to community violence, household demographic characteristics, social support , parenting attitudes and child/adolescent behavioural adjustment. Participants were drawn from two economically disadvantaged, high-violence neighbourhoods in the Western …
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Impact of community violence on African-American children and adolescents in a high violent crime neighborhood
… with exposure to a chronic stressor, namely, community violence among randomly selected 8 to 17 year old African-American children and adolescents residing in a relatively high violent crime neighborhood. A structured psychiatric interview, the Diagnostic Interview for Children and …
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Social Information Processing as a Mediator of Exposure to Community Violence and Reactive and Proactive Aggression
The relationship between exposure to violence and aggression has been examined by many researchers. It has been reported that physically abused children and children from violent communities have more aggressive behavior than non-abused peers or peers from non-violent communities (Dodge et al., …
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Conflict transformation education : a strategy to resolve schools and community violence in the Factreton area, Western Cape
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration: Peace Studies, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2024.
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Reflecting the Past and Shaping the Future: A Study of Adolescent Schemas and Exposure to Community Violence
Exposure to community violence is a pervasive problem among urban youth and has been associated with both internalizing and externalizing disorders. The mechanisms through which exposure to community violence impacts adolescent adjustment are unclear. A change in adolescent schemas has been …
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Community violence exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder : support and faith among children and adolescents in inner-city Jamaica
… framework for examining the relationship between Community Violence Exposure (CVE) and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among Jamaican inner-city children and adolescents. Social support and spirituality/religiosity were proposed as potential mediating factors. Based on the empirical and …
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The Role of a Family History of Alcohol or Drug Abuse on PTSD Outcomes Following Community Violence Exposure
… consequences of children's repeated exposure to community violence and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the most commonly cited internalizing disorder associated with such exposure. However, not all children who are exposed to community violence develop PTSD symptoms; thus, it is important …
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Investigating Exposure to Community Violence and Associated Internalizing and Externalising Behaviours in a Sample of South African Male Youth
Exposure to community violence has been acknowledged as a public health problem, affecting individuals' mental well-being and health. Community violence refers to incidents of violence which take place within an individual's community or outside an individual's home. Research exploring the …
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The development of a programme for the facilitation of coping skills for rural adolescents who have been exposed to community violence
… exposed as witnesses or are direct victims of violence in today's society. The purpose of this study is to explore what violent exposure adolescents have experienced and to develop a programme that includes coping skills, expression of emotion and communication. The research formed part of the …
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