Psychological Symptoms Linking Exposure to Community Violence and Academic Functioning in African American Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Busby, Danielle R.; Lambert, Sharon F.; Ialongo, Nicholas S.
Titel	Psychological Symptoms Linking Exposure to Community Violence and Academic Functioning in African American Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 42 (2013) 2, S.250-262 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-012-9895-z
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Aggression; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Structural Equation Models; Violence; Community Characteristics; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Academic Achievement; African Americans; At Risk Persons; Emotional Disturbances; Behavior Problems; Urban Areas; Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); Emotional Adjustment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Gewalt; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Schulleistung; Afroamerikaner; Risikogruppe; Gefühlsstörung; Urban area; Stadtregion; Angst; Emotionale Anpassung
Abstract	African American adolescents are exposed disproportionately to community violence, increasing their risk for emotional and behavioral symptoms that can detract from learning and undermine academic outcomes. The present study examined whether aggressive behavior and depressive and anxious symptoms mediated the association between exposure to community violence and academic functioning, and if the indirect effects of community violence on academic functioning differed for boys and girls, in a community sample of urban African American adolescents ("N" = 491; 46.6% female). Structural equation modeling was used to examine the indirect effect of exposure to community violence in grade 6 on grade 8 academic functioning. Results revealed that aggression in grade 7 mediated the association between grade 6 exposure to community violence and grade 8 academic functioning. There were no indirect effects through depressive and anxious symptoms, and gender did not moderate the indirect effect. Findings highlight the importance of targeting aggressive behavior for youth exposed to community violence to not only improve their behavioral adjustment but also their academic functioning. Implications for future research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10