TY - JOUR PY - 2002// TI - A clinically useful screening interview to assess violence exposure in youth JO - Child psychiatry and human development A1 - Myers, C. Patrick A1 - Youngstrom, Eric A. A1 - Weist, Mark D. A1 - Warner, Beth S. A1 - Varghese, Suja A1 - Dorsey, Nicole SP - 309 EP - 325 VL - 32 IS - 4 N2 - The Exposure to Violence Screening Measure (EVSM) was evaluated as a structured interview for assessing violence exposure among inner-city youth. Psychometric analysis of the measure on a sample of 352 inner-city teenagers indicated adequate internal consistency. The validity of the EVSM was supported by significant correlations between the total score and measures of life stress and behavioral problems.

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