Impact of Violence on Problem Behavior Among Adolescents

McGee, Zina T.; Baker, Spencer R.

doi:10.1177/1043986202018001006

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“…Extensive evidence from youth unexposed to disasters supports a link between exposure to community violence and youth CPs (e.g., Margolin & Gordis, 2000, Lynch, 2003). Community violence exposure is associated with a variety of lasting CP-related outcomes, including violence and aggression, as well as substance abuse and involvement with the juvenile justice system (DuRant et al, 1994; Farrell & Bruce, 1997; Gorman-Smith & Tolan, 1998; McGee & Baker, 2002; Miller, Wasserman, Neugebauer, Gorman-Smith, & Kamboukos, 1999; Schwab-Stone et al, 1995; Vermeiren et al, 2003). Importantly, longitudinal work in community samples suggests that prior exposure to community violence has an effect on children’s aggressive behavior through both children’s imitation of violence and through the development of associated cognitions (Guerra et al, 2003).…”

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Conduct Problems Among Boston-Area Youth Following the 2013 Marathon Bombing: The Moderating Role of Prior Violent Crime Exposure

Crum

Cornacchio

Coxe

et al. 2015

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

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A large body of work documents the heavy mental health burden of youth exposure to disasters, but the majority of this research has focused on posttraumatic stress and internalizing symptoms. Less is known about associations between disaster exposure and children’s conduct problems (CPs), or variables that may moderate such relationships. Given well-documented links between CPs and children’s exposure to community violence, youth with greater prior community violence exposure through residence in high-crime areas may be particularly vulnerable to the impacts of disaster exposure on CPs. We surveyed Boston-area caregivers (N=460) in the first 6 months following the 2013 Marathon bombing on their children’s event-related exposures, as well as CPs. To estimate prior violent crime exposure, children’s neighborhoods were assigned corresponding violent crime rates obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s uniform crime reporting statistics. Almost 1 in 6 Boston-area children assessed in this convenience sample showed clinically elevated CPs in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing and subsequent manhunt. Prior violent crime exposure significantly moderated the link between children’s manhunt exposure (but not bombing exposure) and child CPs. Manhunt exposure was related to increased CPs among children living in areas with high and medium (but not low) levels of prior violent crime. Children living in neighborhoods characterized by violent crime may be at particularly increased risk for developing CPs after violent manmade disasters. As most post-disaster child intervention efforts focus on posttraumatic stress, efforts are needed to develop programs targeting child CPs, particularly for youth dwelling in violent neighborhoods.

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Conduct Problems Among Boston-Area Youth Following the 2013 Marathon Bombing: The Moderating Role of Prior Violent Crime Exposure

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Cornacchio

Coxe

et al. 2015

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

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“…Family background is also a significant predictor of violent behavior while controlling for traumatic victimization (Beta=.478). Therefore, these two predictors further increase the likelihood that the juvenile female will engage in violent behavior as seen in previous literature (McGee and Baker, 2002;McGee, 2003). Responses to the focus group and in-depth interview questions of this research revealed a series of patterns, themes and trends.…”

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“…Questions for the interviews and focus groups were developed from the literature based on previous research on patterns of violence among juveniles (McGee and Baker, 2002;McGee, 2003).…”

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Investigation of Pathways to Delinquency: Exploring Associations between Familial Background, Traumatic Victimization and Violent Behavior among Urban Female Adolescents

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Churn³

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IJGWS

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This paper discusses parental background and traumatic victimization as risk factors for violent delinquency among a sample of 208 urban adolescent females. Focus group and in-depth interviews conducted on a subsample of 20 participants are also presented, and emphasis is placed on the factors that place these female juveniles at a greater risk of engaging in delinquent behavior. Suggestions for future research are also addressed.

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“…al., 2010) document continued high rates of victimization of children and youth, particularly among low-income, urban, minority youth. Consistently, two neighborhood measures-exposure to violence and neighborhood disadvantage-have been linked to increased youth victimization (Harding, 2009;Plybon & Kliewer, 2001) and juvenile offending (McGee & Baker, 2002;Zimmerman & Messner, 2010). Longitudinal studies of victimization suggest that prior exposure to community violence also predicts subsequent victimization (Lambert, Ialongo, Boyd, & Cooley, 2005;Menard, 2000).…”

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The Effects of Childhood Exposure to Neighborhood and Community Violence: Impacts on the Safety and Well-being of Low-Income, Minority Children

Santiago

Galster

2014

Journal of Community Practice

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In any given year, more than 6 out of 10 children in the United States are exposed to some form of violence in the neighborhood, at school, or within the home; half of these children experience polyvictimization, or exposure to multiple forms of violence. Despite widespread concern about childhood exposure to violence, researchers continue to have remarkable gaps in their knowledge about causal pathways that link exposure to neighborhood or community violence and the short-and long-term consequences on the safety and well-being of low-income, minority children. Notably absent from contemporary scholarly and policy debates on such exposure are the voices of community practitioners and community practice scholars. In this article, we identify the major theoretical and empirical challenges associated with conducting this line of community research. Next, we assess the state of the current theoretical and empirical research related to neighborhood and community effects on childhood exposure to violence and an array of childhood outcomes. We then specify the empirical and practical knowledge needed to advance the field of community practice in this area. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of the policy and practice implications associated with the inclusion of a

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Impact of Violence on Problem Behavior Among Adolescents

Cited by 19 publications

References 44 publications

Conduct Problems Among Boston-Area Youth Following the 2013 Marathon Bombing: The Moderating Role of Prior Violent Crime Exposure

Conduct Problems Among Boston-Area Youth Following the 2013 Marathon Bombing: The Moderating Role of Prior Violent Crime Exposure

Investigation of Pathways to Delinquency: Exploring Associations between Familial Background, Traumatic Victimization and Violent Behavior among Urban Female Adolescents

The Effects of Childhood Exposure to Neighborhood and Community Violence: Impacts on the Safety and Well-being of Low-Income, Minority Children

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