The Impact of Neighborhood Disadvantage and Exposure to Violence on Self-Report of Antisocial Behavior among Girls in the Juvenile Justice System

Autor/inn/en	Chauhan, Preeti; Reppucci, N. Dickon
Titel	The Impact of Neighborhood Disadvantage and Exposure to Violence on Self-Report of Antisocial Behavior among Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38 (2009) 3, S.401-416 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-008-9326-3
Schlagwörter	Neighborhoods; Violence; Delinquency; Females; Risk; Adolescents; Juvenile Justice; Children; Longitudinal Studies; Environmental Influences; At Risk Persons; Child Abuse; Family Violence; Peer Relationship; Victims of Crime; Correctional Institutions; Institutionalized Persons; Predictor Variables; Racial Differences; African Americans; Whites; Disadvantaged Youth; Antisocial Behavior; Age Differences; Context Effect + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Gewalt; Kriminalität; Weibliches Geschlecht; Risiko; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Jugendgerichtshilfe; Child; Kind; Kinder; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Risikogruppe; Abuse of children; Abuse; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Peer-Beziehungen; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Jugendstrafvollzug; Prädiktor; Rassenunterschied; Afroamerikaner; White; Weißer; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied
Abstract	The current study extended previous research with adults and boys to girls in the juvenile justice system (N = 122; M = 16.7; SD = 1.3). Using a longitudinal research design, neighborhood disadvantage and exposure to violence (i.e., physical abuse by parents, physical abuse by peers, and witnessing violence) were assessed during incarceration. These risk factors were used to predict violent and delinquent behavior post-release. Furthermore, race specific pathways were examined to determine if the impact of these risk factors varied among Black (n = 69) and White girls (n = 53). Results indicated that Black girls were more likely than White girls to live in disadvantaged neighborhoods, but both reported similar levels of exposure to violence and self-report of antisocial behavior. Physical abuse by parents, time at risk, and age were related to violent behavior, while witnessing violence and time at risk were related to delinquent behavior. Multiple group analyses indicated the existence of race specific pathways. Specifically, physical abuse by parents was related to violent behavior for White girls while witnessing violence was related to violent and delinquent behaviors for Black girls. Results suggest that contextual processes play an important role in predicting antisocial behavior for Black girls. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10