A Preliminary Examination of Emotional and Cognitive Mediators in the Relations between Violence Exposure and Violent Behaviors in Youth

Autor/inn/en	Allwood, Maureen A.; Bell, Debora J.
Titel	A Preliminary Examination of Emotional and Cognitive Mediators in the Relations between Violence Exposure and Violent Behaviors in Youth
Quelle	In: Journal of Community Psychology, 36 (2008) 8, S.989-1007 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0090-4392
DOI	10.1002/jcop.20277
Schlagwörter	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Anxiety; Stress Variables; Violence; Youth; Adolescents; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Correlation; Gender Differences; Grade 7; Grade 8; Middle Schools; Secondary School Students; Student Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Angst; Gewalt; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Korrelation; Geschlechterkonflikt; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Sekundarschüler; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	This study examined the possible mediational roles of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and acceptance of violence cognitions in the association between violence exposure and youth violent behaviors. This study also examined whether the strength of the relations between exposure and behavior varied across context of exposure and across sex. Participants were 123 early adolescents from the Midwest. Findings indicate a strong positive association between violence exposure at home and in the community. Regardless of context, violence exposure was significantly related to PTSD symptoms, acceptance of violence cognitions, and violent behaviors in youth. PTSD symptoms and acceptance of violence cognitions were both significant mediators in the exposure--behavior relationship but the associations differed for girls and boys and varied across context of exposure. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10