| Prospective effects of violence exposure across multiple contexts on early adolescents' internalizing and externalizing problems. | |
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PMID: 20331489 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Violence exposure within each setting of community, school, or home has been linked with internalizing and externalizing problems. Although many children experience violence in multiple contexts, the effects of such cross-contextual exposure have not been studied. This study addresses this gap by examining independent and interactive effects of witnessing violence and victimization in the community, home, and school on subsequent internalizing and externalizing problems in early adolescence. METHODS: A community sample of 603 boys and girls (78% African American, 20% Caucasian) participated in a longitudinal study of youth violence. During two assessments 16 months apart, adolescents reported on witnessing violence and victimization in the community, school, and home, and their internalizing and externalizing problems. RESULTS: Multiple regressions tested the independent and interactive effects of witnessing violence or victimization across contexts on subsequent adjustment, after controlling for initial levels of internalizing and externalizing problems and demographic covariates. Witnessing violence at school predicted anxiety and depression; witnessing at home was related to anxiety and aggression; and witnessing community violence predicted delinquency. Victimization at home was related to subsequent anxiety, depression, and aggression; victimization at school predicted anxiety; and victimization in the community was not independently related to any outcomes. Finally, witnessing violence at home was associated with more anxiety, delinquency, and aggression only if adolescents reported no exposure to community violence. CONCLUSIONS: Violence exposure at home and school had the strongest independent effects on internalizing and externalizing outcomes. Witnessing community violence attenuated the effects of witnessing home violence on anxiety and externalizing problems, perhaps due to desensitization or different norms or expectations regarding violence. However, no comparable attenuation effects were observed for victimization across contexts. |
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Authors:
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Sylvie Mrug; Michael Windle |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Date: 2010-03-10 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines Volume: 51 ISSN: 1469-7610 ISO Abbreviation: J Child Psychol Psychiatry Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-21 Completed Date: 2010-12-16 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375361 Medline TA: J Child Psychol Psychiatry Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 953-61 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1200, USA. smrug@uab.edu |
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Adolescent Aggression / psychology Alabama Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis, psychology Child Child Behavior Disorders / diagnosis, psychology* Crime Victims / psychology* Depressive Disorder / diagnosis, psychology Desensitization, Psychologic Domestic Violence / psychology Female Humans Internal-External Control* Juvenile Delinquency / psychology Longitudinal Studies Male Personality Assessment Risk Factors Social Environment* Suicide, Attempted / psychology Violence / psychology* |
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K01DA024700/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; R49-CCR418569//PHS HHS |
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