Young Adults' Distress About Police Brutality Following the Death of George Floyd

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ID2329477
AuthorsLauren C Howard (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA), Evan A Krueger (0000-0002-2796-3013, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA, corresponding author), Joshua O Barker (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA), Joshua Barker (0000-0003-1858-0632, University of Southern California), Tess Boley Cruz (0000-0002-5894-1802, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA), Sam N Cwalina (0000-0002-0117-3275, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA), Jennifer B Unger (0000-0001-9064-6603, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA), Jessica L Barrington-Trimis (0000-0002-3331-0326, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA), Adam M Leventhal (0000-0002-1217-525X, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Year2023
Volume55
Issue6
Pages1173-1190
Publication date2023-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueYouth & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0044-118X • E-ISSN: 1552-8499
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0044118x221087282
OpenAlexW4225428333
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited17

Following the homicide of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, young adults participated widely in national protests against racism and police brutality. This study examined temporal trends and correlates of self-reported distress about police brutality from May 18 to August 3, 2020 among a cohort of young adults (ages 19-22; N = 2,080) from Los Angeles, CA. Bivariate and adjusted linear regression models estimated the association between survey completion date and distress about police brutality. Distress about police brutality increased substantially in the 2-weeks after Floyd's death (43% increase over baseline), but gradually declined over the ensuing 8 weeks to a 19% increase over baseline. Results suggest that police violence is contributing to stress and worry among young adults

Anxiety · Criminology · Distress · Homicide · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Poison control · Police brutality · Political science · Psychiatry · Racism · Sociology · Worry · Young adult · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Gerontology

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