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- Title
Violence exposure and psychopathology in urban youth: the mediating role of posttraumatic stress.
- Authors
Ruchkin, Vladislav; Henrich, Christopher C.; Jones, Stephanie M.; Vermeiren, Robert; Schwab-Stone, Mary
- Abstract
Understanding the mechanisms underlying the development of violence exposure sequelae is essential to providing effective treatments for traumatized youth. This longitudinal study examined the mediating role of posttraumatic stress in the relationship between violence exposure and psychopathology, and compared the mediated models by gender. Urban adolescents (n=1,358) were surveyed using the Social and Health Assessment. The proposed relationships were examined using Structural Equation Modeling. Posttraumatic stress fully mediated the relationships between victimization and depression and anxiety in girls, and partially so in boys. In addition, posttraumatic stress partially mediated the relationships between violence exposure and commission of violence in boys. Current findings support the longitudinal effects of violence exposure on adolescent mental health. Posttraumatic stress represents a unique mechanism for the development of psychopathology in girls and is also related to negative outcomes in boys. These findings have direct implications for prevention and rehabilitation efforts among violence exposed youth.
- Subjects
NEW England; URBAN youth; VIOLENCE &; psychology; EMOTIONAL trauma in adolescence; PATHOLOGICAL psychology; TREATMENT of post-traumatic stress disorder; TREATMENT of emotional trauma; TEENAGERS &; violence; YOUTH violence; ADOLESCENT psychopathology; ANXIETY diagnosis; CHILD psychopathology; DIAGNOSIS of mental depression; POST-traumatic stress disorder; DIAGNOSIS of post-traumatic stress disorder; ANXIETY; MENTAL depression; AGGRESSION (Psychology); LONGITUDINAL method; ANTISOCIAL personality disorders; PERSONALITY assessment; SEX distribution; STATISTICS; PSYCHOLOGY of crime victims; CITY dwellers; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; SOCIAL context; PSYCHOLOGICAL factors; DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2007, Vol 35, Issue 4, p578
- ISSN
0091-0627
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s10802-007-9114-7