2018
DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12267
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Organized Community Activity Participation and the Dynamic Roles of Neighborhood Violence and Gender among Latino Adolescents

Abstract: Relative to their peers, Latino youth are underinvolved in organized community activities (e.g., Boys and Girls Club), and their experiences lack examination. This study employed a neighborhood case-study approach to examine the experiences of Latino youth in a neighborhood with high levels of violence and their participation in organized community activities. Employing a cluster sampling design (Lohr, Sampling: Design and analysis. Pacific Grove, CA: Nelson Education, 2009), we used quantitative, spatial, and… Show more

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“…In a longitudinal study with over 3000 diverse adolescents, boys reported significantly more CVE than girls at each time point (Kennedy & Ceballo, 2016). In other studies, however, boys and girls report CVE at similar rates (Camacho‐Thompson & Vargas, 2018; Lambert et al, 2010).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 65%
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“…In a longitudinal study with over 3000 diverse adolescents, boys reported significantly more CVE than girls at each time point (Kennedy & Ceballo, 2016). In other studies, however, boys and girls report CVE at similar rates (Camacho‐Thompson & Vargas, 2018; Lambert et al, 2010).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 65%
“…Additionally, adolescents who reside in urban neighborhoods experience high levels of gender‐based harassment (Davidson et al, 2016). Clearly then, Latino/a adolescents from low‐income, urban families are exposed to multiple forms of neighborhood violence which may, in turn, negatively influence their psychological well‐being (Camacho‐Thompson & Vargas, 2018). Thus, the primary goal of the current study is to examine the cumulative effects of both exposure to community violence and gender‐based harassment on the psychological well‐being of urban, Latino/a adolescents.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In a crosssectional study of Latino adolescents, participation in organized non-school clubs and non-school sports were associated with greater victimization and witnessing community violence; however, adolescents' participation in volunteer organizations and religious groups were not related to exposure to community violence (Kennedy & Ceballo, 2013). In accord with these findings, Camacho- Thompson and Vargas (2018) found that Latino (primarily Mexican American) adolescents' participation in structured community activities was associated with witnessing more community violence, and these relations were similar for both boys and girls. Even when community activities are organized, well structured, and supervised by adults, it may be that spending more time in high-risk neighborhoods, traveling to and from activities, increases adolescents' opportunities to witness or be victimized by violence.…”
Section: Community-based Activities and Exposure To Community Violencementioning
confidence: 83%
“…Still, some youth may avoid participation in community-based activities altogether because of the risk of exposure to community violence. In qualitative interviews with Latino adolescents, Camacho-Thompson and Vargas ( 2018 ) found that girls’ fear of sexual harassment and boys’ concerns about gang intimidation were deterrents to participating in structured community-based activities. In order to become involved in certain community activities, these adolescents reported that they would have to travel on streets known for the threats posed by male harassers and gang members.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%