TY - JOUR
T1 - Early predictors of urban adolescents community violence exposure
AU - Lambert, Sharon F.
AU - Bettencourt, Amie F.
AU - Bradshaw, Catherine P.
AU - Ialongo, Nicholas S.
N1 - Funding Information:
Submitted 14 September 2011; revised 26 April 2012; accepted 15 May 2012. This work was supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health (MH057005) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA11796). Address correspondence to Sharon F. Lambert, Department of Psychology, George Washington University, 2125 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20052. E-mail: slambert@gwu.edu
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - This study examined the extent to which individual, peer, and family factors predicted the onset of community violence exposure in middle and high school, as well as the indirect effects of early factors. We were particularly interested in the timing of exposure to community violence during adolescence, and thus conducted survival analyses on data from 632 urban youth, followed from first grade through high school. Early aggressive behavior and poor academic readiness were associated with an earlier onset of community violence exposure in adolescence. The effects of early aggression on community violence exposure and victimization were accounted for, in part, by peer rejection and deviant peer affiliation; there was no evidence of moderation by gender or parental monitoring. Findings highlight potential targets for preventive interventions with youth at risk of community violence exposure.
AB - This study examined the extent to which individual, peer, and family factors predicted the onset of community violence exposure in middle and high school, as well as the indirect effects of early factors. We were particularly interested in the timing of exposure to community violence during adolescence, and thus conducted survival analyses on data from 632 urban youth, followed from first grade through high school. Early aggressive behavior and poor academic readiness were associated with an earlier onset of community violence exposure in adolescence. The effects of early aggression on community violence exposure and victimization were accounted for, in part, by peer rejection and deviant peer affiliation; there was no evidence of moderation by gender or parental monitoring. Findings highlight potential targets for preventive interventions with youth at risk of community violence exposure.
KW - adolescence risk
KW - community violence exposure
KW - survival analysis
KW - urban
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U2 - 10.1080/10926771.2013.743944
DO - 10.1080/10926771.2013.743944
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84873315991
SN - 1092-6771
VL - 22
SP - 26
EP - 44
JO - Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma
JF - Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma
IS - 1
ER -