TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Do after-school activities help mitigate the negative impact of community violence exposure? A person-centered approach
JO  - Journal of community psychology
A1  - Gomez, Christopher
A1  - Fite, Paula J.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The current study used a person-centered approach to identify classes of after-school activities that may reduce the harmful effects, including anxiety and depression, of community violence exposure (CVE) in Latino youth. Participants in the current study included 144 students (54.2% male, ages 14-19) who were recruited from a charter high school in a large, Midwestern city. Students provided information on after-school activities, CVE, and internalizing symptoms. Indices supported a two-class model. Classes were characterized by students who reported high participation in extracurricular activities at school (Class 1) and students who reported spending more time completing after school (Class 2). No between-class differences emerged in anxiety or depression symptoms and class membership did not moderate the relationship between CVE and internalizing symptoms. <br><br>FINDINGS provide a description of Latino youths' after-school activities and support an individualized, person-centered approach to understanding the risk and protection of environmental factors.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-4392
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22947
ID  - ref1
ER  -