Exposure to violence among inner city youth

Schubiner, Howard; Tselepis, Angela; Podany, Edward C.; Konduri, Kamu

doi:10.1016/0197-0070(90)90366-a

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“…1986 posits that exposure to aggressive role models increases children's chances of developing aggressive behavior problems. The findings of the present study and of others that have revealed differences between children's witnessing of and victimization by violence (Fitzpatrick, 1993;Martin, Gordon, & Kupersmidt, 1995;Schubiner, Scott, & Tzelepis, 1993) indicate that particular modalities of exposure may be associated with specific behavior problems. When considering prevention efforts designed to reduce aggressive and delinquent behavior, it may be especially important to identify those children who have been victims of violence.…”

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confidence: 63%

“…Several empirical studies have examined the incidence, prevalence, and correlates of exposure to community violence in school-age children and adolescents ( ters, 1993;Oso$@, et al, 1993;Schubiner, Scott, & Tzelepis, 1993;Shakoor & Chalmers, 1991;Singer, Anglin, Song, & Lunghofer, 1995). In general, their findings suggest that children exposed to violence are more likely to display behavioral and psychological problems than are their nonexposed peers.…”

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Preschool children's exposure to violence: Relation of behavior problems to parent and child reports.

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Fox

Leavitt

2000

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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A group of 155 parents and their preschool children attending Head Start reported on the children's exposure to community violence, level of distress symptoms, and behavioral problems. The behavioral correlates of exposure were found to differ according to exposure modality: internalizing problems were more likely in children who witnessed violence, and externalizing problems in those victimized by violence. Issues regarding self-reports by preschool children are highlighted, and clinical and research implications discussed.

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Preschool children's exposure to violence: Relation of behavior problems to parent and child reports.

Shahinfar

Fox

Leavitt

2000

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

143

119

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“…It is estimated that between 20-50% of children in the United States are witnesses or direct victims of violence within their neighborhoods, schools, or communities, including witnessing physical fighting, stabbings, shootings, and homicides (Finkelhor & Dziuba-Leatherman, 1994), with adolescents being the most affected (Klaus & Rennison, 2004). Although community violence affects all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups, the occurrence is highest for urban (Koop & Lundberg, 1992;Schubiner, Scott, & Tzelepis, 1993), poor, and minority populations (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1997;Christoffel, 1990).…”

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Psychosocial Interventions for Maltreated and Violence‐Exposed Children

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Journal of Social Issues

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Child sexual, physical, and emotional abuse as well as child neglect and domestic violence, community violence, and Childhood Traumatic Grief may result in significant and long-lasting emotional and behavioral difficulties. This article reviews randomized controlled studies that have assessed child mental health outcomes for maltreated and violence-exposed children. Key points of this review include the following: (1) maltreated and violence-exposed children typically experience more than one of these types of traumas; (2) effective psychosocial treatments are available to address Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems in these children; (3) it is likely that treatments which effectively reduce mental health symptoms in children exposed to one type of child maltreatment or violence exposure will also be effective for other or multiple types; and (4) mental health outcomes are not the only important outcomes to address in future treatment or intervention efforts. These future directions for treatment intervention research are addressed.Childhood maltreatment is a risk factor for diverse psychopathology and other deleterious outcomes. Several types of child maltreatment are associated with increased incidences of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, suicide, substance abuse, and other risky behaviors, as well as increased risk of HIV

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“…Exposure to Community Violence. The significant impact of community violence on the lives of adolescents is increasingly recognized (Bell & Jenkins, 1993;Galstein, Rusonis, & Heald, 1992;Schubiner, Scott, & Tzelepis, 1993). It was estimated that greater than 80% of adolescents in one urban community had seen someone assaulted, 30% to 40% had seen a shooting or stabbing, and close to 25% had witnessed a murder (Schwab-Stone et al, 1999).…”

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confidence: 99%