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| Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2001): |
Urban African American adolescents' perceptions of community violence.
Full Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate appraisal processes and coping strategies initiated by urban adolescents relative to violence exposure.
METHODS:
Thirty-seven African American youth completed semistructured interviews, including assessment of means-ends problem-solving competence (MEPS).
RESULTS:
Although perceptions of safety varied according to weapon-carrying/fighting status, staying locked inside one's home and maintaining a vigilance when dealing with others were identified as primary protective strategies. MEPS scores were not predictive of appraisal or coping processes. Youth were not expressive about emotional distress aroused by exposure.
CONCLUSION:
Further examination of how appraisal and coping efforts relate to prevention of violence and its negative psychosocial sequelae is needed.
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Author information
Author/s: Howard, Donna E (DE); Kaljee, Linda (L); Jackson, Lawanda (L);
Affiliation: Department of Public and Community Health, University of Maryland, College Park 20742, USA. dhoward192(-atsign-)umail.umd.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: American journal of health behavior (Am J Health Behav), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: -2002 Jan-Feb; vol 26 (issue 1) : pp 56-67
Dates: Created 2002/01/17; Completed 2002/05/29; Revised 2007/11/15;
PMID: 11795606, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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