Citation

Hertweck SP, Ziegler CH, Logsdon MC. J. Pediatr. Adolesc. Gynecol. 2010; 23(4): 202-208.

Affiliation

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jpag.2009.11.002

PMID

20400344

Abstract

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to describe outcomes related to exposure to community violence in 2 samples of female adolescents. DESIGN: The design was cross-sectional. SETTING: Data were collected by home visit and on a college campus. PARTICIPANTS: The female adolescents were recruited from a teen clinic (n=39) and from freshman orientation classes at a large urban university (n=61). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Depressive symptoms. RESULTS: Although the 2 groups differed by age, race, and socioeconomic status, there were no differences in social support, depressive symptoms, or being a victim of violence. Adolescents recruited from the teen clinic had higher scores on witnessing violence and were exposed to more aggressive acts of violence. CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to community violence is a significant predictor of depressive symptoms in both college students and adolescents from a teen clinic.

Language: en