| Community violence: a meta-analysis on the effect of exposure and mental health outcomes of children and adolescents. | |
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PMID: 19144232 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Meta-analytic techniques were used to estimate the effects of exposure to community violence on mental health outcomes across 114 studies. Community violence had its strongest effects on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and externalizing problems and smallest impact on other internalizing symptoms. Victimization by community violence most predicted symptomatology compared to witnessing or hearing about community violence. Witnessing community violence had a greater effect than hearing about violence on externalizing problems, but both types of exposure had an equal impact on other internalizing problems. PTSD symptoms were equally predicted by victimization, witnessing, or hearing about community violence. Compared to children, adolescents reported a stronger relationship between externalizing behaviors and exposure, whereas children exhibited greater internalizing problems than did adolescents. |
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Authors:
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Patrick J Fowler; Carolyn J Tompsett; Jordan M Braciszewski; Angela J Jacques-Tiura; Boris B Baltes |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Meta-Analysis |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Development and psychopathology Volume: 21 ISSN: 1469-2198 ISO Abbreviation: Dev. Psychopathol. Publication Date: 2009 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-01-15 Completed Date: 2009-05-20 Revised Date: 2011-04-06 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8910645 Medline TA: Dev Psychopathol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 227-59 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Maccabees Building, 7th Floor, 5057 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. pfowler@wayne.edu |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adolescent Adolescent Psychology* Child Child Psychology* Crime Victims / statistics & numerical data Environmental Exposure Humans Mental Disorders / epidemiology* Mental Health* Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / epidemiology United States Urban Population Violence / psychology*, statistics & numerical data* |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R24 HD050959-06/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; R24 HD050959-07/HD/NICHD NIH HHS |
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