TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - The role of relationship proximity to witnessed community violence and youth outcomes
JO  - Journal of community psychology
A1  - Elsaesser, Caitlin
A1  - Kennedy, Traci M.
A1  - Tredinnick, Lorin
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - AIMS: This study examines whether the relational proximity to the victim or perpetrator of witnessed community violence is associated with youth symptoms. <br><br>METHODS: Data come from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect, a national high-risk sample. The sample included 12-year-old youth (N = 720) who had witnessed violence in their lifetimes. Ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions tested whether relationship proximity differentiated youth functioning (social competency, withdrawal, anxiety/depression, delinquency, and aggression), and whether gender moderated these effects. <br><br>RESULTS: Witnessing violence toward a parent was associated with greater withdrawal, delinquency, and aggression symptoms. Witnessing violence perpetrated by a stranger was associated with lower social competency, higher anxiety/depression, and higher delinquency. Two perpetrator associations differed by gender. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Findings suggest important differences in outcomes based on relational proximity to victims and perpetrators. The particularly widespread associations between witnessing violence against a parent and youth functioning underscore the importance of targeting interventions toward youth with parent victims.<br><br>© 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-4392
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22275
ID  - ref1
ER  -