Violence Exposure and Emotional Trauma as Contributors to Adolescents' Violent Behaviors

Song, Li-Yu; Singer, Mark I.; Anglin, Trina M.

doi:10.1001/archpedi.152.6.531

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“…Several studies suggest that long-term exposure to community violence may have a profound negative impact on children's cognitive, social, psychological, and moral development (Fry-Bowers, 1997;Perry & Azad, 1999). In addition, community violence exposure has been associated with aggressive behaviors in adolescents (Song, Singer, & Anglin, 1998). Although this study was designed to characterize violence exposure among pregnant drug-dependent women, the potential effects of exposure to violence among their children should not be underestimated.…”

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Exposure to violence among substance-dependent pregnant women and their children

Vélez

Montoya

Jansson

et al. 2006

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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This study examined the prevalence of exposure to violence among drug-dependent pregnant women attending a multidisciplinary perinatal substance abuse treatment program. Participants (N = 715) completed the Violence Exposure Questionnaire within 7 days after their admission to the program. Their rates of lifetime abuse ranged from 72.7% for physical abuse to 71.3% for emotional abuse to 44.5% for sexual abuse. Their rates of abuse remained high during their current pregnancy, ranging from 40.9% for emotional abuse to 20.0% for physical abuse to 7.1% for sexual abuse. Nearly one third of the women reported having physical fights with their current partner (lifetime), and 25% of these women reported that children were present during those physical fights. A total of 30% of the women perceived a need for counseling regarding exposure to violence for themselves and 15% perceived a need for counseling for their children. Study findings confirm previous reports of high rates of abuse and violence exposure among substance-abusing pregnant women and their strong need for counseling for psychosocial sequelae. This study affirmed the value of routine screening for violence exposure in this at-risk population as well as the need to train therapists in specific strategies for helping such women address this complex array of problems.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Exposure to violence among substance-dependent pregnant women and their children

Vélez

Montoya

Jansson

et al. 2006

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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“…Some studies have found that maltreatment increases the risk of delinquency among females but not among males [46][47][48]. Females are also more likely to exhibit aggressive behaviors as they get older [49,50]. At the same time, females are more likely to anticipate disapproval of delinquency from parents or peers than males [51].…”

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The Role of Parental Maltreatment and Parental Social Control on Self-Reported Violent Offending in Indonesia and the U.S.: Does Gender Make a Difference?

Kokkalera

Marshall

2018

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Abstract:In this article, we examine the role of parental maltreatment and parental social control in violent delinquency in two different countries: Indonesia and the U.S. but we go further by asking if gender makes a difference. We use a sample of Indonesian and U.S. youths from ISRD3 data, a self-reported survey instrument administered across multiple countries. We use logistic regressions to examine the associations between parental maltreatment, parental social control and self-reported violent delinquency and test whether gender and country modifies these associations. We find that both gender and country are significant predictors of violent delinquency. Further, there are differences between Indonesian and U.S. youths in terms of the predictors that are associated with violent delinquent offending. Specifically, parental maltreatment in the form of direct exposure to parental violence is a significant predictor for U.S. youths but not Indonesian youths whereas parental supervision is a significant deterrent of violent offending for both. We also find that girls are more likely to report violent offending than males when indirectly exposed to violence. Thus, our findings reiterate that both gender and context matter.

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“…A study conducted by Singer et al (83) with 2000 elementary school-aged children showed that exposure to violence in the past year was the most significant contributor to predicting violent behavior, even after controlling for demographics, parental monitoring, and television viewing habits. Song and associates (88) found that violence exposure and symptoms of psychological trauma together explained more than 50% of the variance in male and female self-reported violent behavior. In addition to community violence, children who are abused or exposed to family violence display more aggressive and violent behavior (27).…”

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Youth Violence Prevention Comes of Age: Research, Training and Future Directions

Williams

Rivera

Neighbours

et al. 2007

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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Youth violence is recognized as a major public health problem in the United States and the world. Over the past ten years, progress has been made in documenting the factors that contribute to violent behavior. Emerging research is deepening our understanding of the individual and societal influences that contribute to and protect against youth violence. However, much work still remains to be done in this field, both in examining potential causes and in designing effective intervention strategies. This chapter highlights specific dimensions of youth violence prevention selected by the authors because these dimensions are the focus of public attention, are emerging as critical issues in the study of youth violence, or have a unique place in the current political and social context. We focus on the developmental pathways to violence, factors that mediate and moderate youth violence, the role of culture and media in youth violence, school-based violence such as school shootings and bullying, and the training of health care professionals.

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Violence Exposure and Emotional Trauma as Contributors to Adolescents' Violent Behaviors

Cited by 130 publications

References 35 publications

Exposure to violence among substance-dependent pregnant women and their children

Exposure to violence among substance-dependent pregnant women and their children

The Role of Parental Maltreatment and Parental Social Control on Self-Reported Violent Offending in Indonesia and the U.S.: Does Gender Make a Difference?

Youth Violence Prevention Comes of Age: Research, Training and Future Directions

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