Citation

Mrug S, Windle M. J. Abnorm. Child Psychol. 2009; 37(5): 611-623.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 912 building, Rm 133, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294-1200, USA. smrug@uab.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10802-009-9304-6

PMID

19199024

Abstract

This study utilized cross-lagged longitudinal models to examine prospective, bidirectional relationships between witnessing violence and victimization and three adjustment variables--delinquency, conduct problems, and school connectedness. Participants included 603 early adolescent boys and girls (78% African American, 20% Caucasian). Witnessing violence was related to subsequent lower levels of school connectedness and more conduct problems. For Caucasian but not African American adolescents, witnessing violence also predicted later delinquency. Victimization was linked with lower school connectedness over time, and for boys but not girls also with more conduct problems. Only adolescent delinquency was associated with subsequent witnessing violence and victimization.

Language: en