Family and Neighborhood Violence: Predictors of Depressive Symptomatology among Incarcerated Youth

Martin, Sandra L.; Sigda, Kathy B.; Kupersmidt, Janis B.

doi:10.1177/0032885598078004005

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“…Although research has established an association between childhood sexual abuse and mental health problems using community and clinical samples, few studies have examined these relationships using samples of juveniles incarcerated in secure institutions (see Martin, Sigda, & Kupersmidt, 1998). Ryan (1997) noted that adolescents who have previously experienced childhood sexual abuse are overrepresented in many dysfunctional populations.…”

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Childhood Sexual Abuse, Gender, and Depression Among Incarcerated Youth

Gover

2004

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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This study examined whether sexual abuse was related to higher levels of psychological distress among incarcerated youth and if the effects were invariant across gender. Participants were male and female adolescents, aged 11 to 20 years, incarcerated in six juvenile correctional institutions in five states. Using data from a national study of juveniles confined to secure institutions, this study assessed the relationship between gender, sexual abuse, and depression. Adolescents who were sexually abused during childhood compared to adolescents who were not report higher levels of depression. Sexually abused girls and boys report higher levels of depression compared to boys not sexually abused. These findings suggest the importance of understanding the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and depressive symptoms among incarcerated youth. Additionally, the findings suggest that the effects of childhood sexual abuse are similar for males and females among a high-risk sample of institutionalized juvenile delinquents. Implications for treatment of incarcerated youth are discussed.

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Childhood Sexual Abuse, Gender, and Depression Among Incarcerated Youth

Gover

2004

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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“…For example, male youth who were exposed to violence, as either victims and=or witnesses to family and=or community violence, were found to be at an elevated risk of engaging in serious delinquency (Jaffe et al, 1986;Lemmon, 1999;Smith & Thornberry, 1995;Widom, 1989a;1989b). Additionally, other less severe types of traumatic or stressful life events, such as parents divorcing, losing a loved one, or being suspended from school, also have been linked to antisocial behavior and violence among male youth (Erwin, Newman, McCackin, Morrissey, & Kaloupek, 2000;Hoffman & Cerbone, 1999;Martin, Sigda, & Kupersmidt, 1998).…”

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Trauma and Violent Delinquent Behavior among Males: The Moderating Role of Social Support

Maschi

2006

Stress, Trauma, and Crisis

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This study investigated the moderating role of social support (i.e., ''having anyone to count on'') on the relationship between male youths' exposure to violence and other stressful life events and their violent behavior. Self-report interviews from a nationally representative sample of male adolescents aged 12 to 17 and their caretakers were used to assess youths' lifetime exposure to violence (i.e., being a victim and=or witness to physically abusive punishment, physical assault, sexual assault, and witnessing violence), past-year stressful life events (i.e., the loss of positively valued stimuli and the blockage of positively valued goals), levels of social support, and their violent offending behavior. Having someone to count on buffered the impact of being a victim of physical abuse and witnessing violence on violent offending. Potentially confounding variables, such as age, race=ethnicity, social class, family structure, geographic location, negative affect, and delinquent peer exposure were controlled. These findings underscore the significant role that social support may have on decreasing the likelihood that adolescent males who experienced trauma would engage in violent offending. Implications for intervention and suggestions for future research are discussed.Youth violence is a social problem significantly impacted by gender. Official statistics reveal substantial sex differences in which males are not only the majority of the perpetrators of violence (84%) but also the victims

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“…Bu bulgu manidardır, çünkü cezaevinde, kapalı bir ortamda kalıyor olmanın getirdiği sosyal kısıtlılıklar ve aileleri ile istedikleri zaman görüşemiyor olmaları hükümlü ve tutukluların depresif semptomlar geliştirmelerini kolaylaştırıyor ve bunun sonucu olarak intihar riskleri artıyor olabilir. Benzer şekilde ceza infaz kurumlarında kalanlarda depresyonun görülme sıklığının ve intihar risklerinin normal popülasyona göre daha fazla olduğunu gösteren çalışmalar da mevcuttur (14,24,25). Depresyon dışında, ceza infaz kurumlarında kalanlarda, başka psikolojik ve psikiyatrik problemlere rastlamak da mümkündür.…”

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