Social-Cognitive Mediators of the Association between Community Violence Exposure and Aggressive Behavior

Autor/inn/en	Bradshaw, Catherine P.; Rodgers, Caryn R. R.; Ghandour, Lilian A.; Garbarino, James
Titel	Social-Cognitive Mediators of the Association between Community Violence Exposure and Aggressive Behavior
Quelle	In: School Psychology Quarterly, 24 (2009) 3, S.199-210 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1045-3830
DOI	10.1037/a0017362
Schlagwörter	Violence; Aggression; Structural Equation Models; Gender Differences; Epistemology; Information Processing; Adolescents; Social Bias; Intervention; Suburbs; Elementary Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gewalt; Geschlechterkonflikt; Erkenntnistheorie; Informationsverarbeitung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Einzugsbereich
Abstract	There is increased awareness that exposure to violence in the community can influence students' aggressive behavior at school; however, less is known about the mechanisms that mediate this process. Having an enhanced understanding of how community violence exposure relates to students' aggressive behavior at school may inform the use of preventive interventions aimed at reducing school violence. Consistent with social-cognitive theory, the current study tested whether the association between exposure to community violence and teacher-reported aggressive behavior was mediated by biased social information processing. Data on 184 suburban adolescents and their teachers were analyzed with structural equation modeling. Community violence exposure and aggressive behavior in the classroom were significantly related and mediated by negatively biased social-cognitive factors. Results suggest that even relatively low levels of community violence exposure may increase the risk of students displaying aggressive behavior at school. Although gender differences were explored, social information processing appeared to be an important mediator for both boys and girls. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10