Citation

Lambert SF, Nylund-Gibson K, Copeland-Linder N, Ialongo NS. Am. J. Community Psychol. 2010; 46(3-4): 289-302.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, The George Washington University, 2125 G Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20052, USA, slambert@gwu.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1007/s10464-010-9344-7

PMID

20878229

PMCID

PMC3079422

Abstract

This study examined cross-sectional and longitudinal patterns of community violence exposure and malleable predictors of these exposure patterns among a community sample of 543 urban African American early adolescents (45.3% female; mean age: 11.76). In each of grades 6, 7, and 8, latent class analyses revealed two patterns of community violence exposure: high exposure and low exposure. For the majority of participants, experiences with community violence were similar at each grade. Impulsive behavior and depressive symptoms distinguished adolescents in the high and low exposure classes in grade 6. Implications for interventions to prevent community violence exposure are discussed.

Language: en