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King, Vinetra L.; Mrug, Sylvie – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2018
Compared with other ethnic groups, African American adolescents are exposed to higher levels of family and community violence, which contribute to poorer academic achievement. This study examines whether emotion regulation moderates the effects of exposure to family and community violence on academic achievement among low-income African American…
Descriptors: Correlation, Violence, Academic Achievement, African American Students
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Gresham, Bria; Orihuela, Catheryn A.; Mrug, Sylvie – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2021
Community violence exposure is associated with externalizing problems in adolescents, yet little research has examined the moderating role of coping in these relationships. Eighty-four low-income, urban adolescents (M[subscript age] = 13.36, 50% male, 95% African American) participated in two waves of a longitudinal study a year and a half apart.…
Descriptors: Coping, Behavior Problems, Substance Abuse, Urban Areas
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Adams, Jonathan; Mrug, Sylvie – Journal of School Violence, 2019
Relationships among individual- and school-level factors and students' perpetration of violence, victimization, and safety were studied in two southeastern school districts (N = 26,160, Grades 6-12). Both student demographics (sex, ethnicity, and grade) and school level (high vs. middle school) were associated with perpetration, victimization, and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship