Assessing the Linkage between Exposure to Violence and Victimization, Coping, and Adjustment among Urban Youth

Findings from a Research Study on Adolescents

Bibliographic Data

ID15713909
AuthorsZina T Mcgee (0000-0003-0286-3013, Hampton University, corresponding author), Zina McGee (Hampton University), Chelsea Alexander (0000-0002-9954-6075, Hampton University), Khasya Cunningham (Hampton University), Celine Hamilton (Hampton University), Courtney James (Hampton University)
Year2019
Volume6
Issue3
Pages36-36
Publication date2019-02-27
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildren (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/children6030036
PMID30818826
OpenAlexW2917156258
LanguageEN
References cited22

From examinations of the literature on the influence that exposure to violence and coping strategies have on delinquent behavior and emotional outcomes, this study addresses the association between violent victimization and the moderating effects of coping strategies among 500 African-American adolescents who exhibit both externalizing behaviors such as delinquency and internalizing symptoms, including anxiety and depression. The investigation examines the development of the aforementioned adjustment problems in response to victimization, and the findings indicate a relationship between the specific indices of victimization, including peer violence, and the symptomatology and coping mechanisms utilized by the youth in this study. Suggestions for future research in this area are discussed

Anxiety · Coping (psychology · Developmental psychology · Juvenile delinquency · Medical emergency · Peer victimization · Poison control · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology

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