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Gresham, Bria Leigh; Orihuela, Catheryn A.; Mrug, Sylvie – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2023
Community violence exposure is associated with increased depressive symptoms in adolescents. This study examined whether coping style moderates this relationship over time. Eighty-four low-income, urban adolescents (M[subscript age] = 13.36, 50% female, 95% African American) participated in two waves of a longitudinal study. Youth reported on…
Descriptors: Coping, Early Adolescents, Emotional Adjustment, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Spano, Richard; Bolland, John – Crime & Delinquency, 2013
Two waves of longitudinal data were used to examine the sequencing between violent victimization, violent behavior, and gun carrying in a high-poverty sample of African American youth. Multivariate logistic regression results indicated that violent victimization T1 and violent behavior T1 increased the likelihood of initiation of gun carrying T2…
Descriptors: Violence, Victims of Crime, Weapons, Urban Youth
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Niemann, Marilyn A.; Miller, Michael L.; Davis, Thelma – Cell Biology Education, 2004
This article describes and assesses the effectiveness of a 3-yr, laboratory-based summer science program to improve the academic performance of inner-city high school students. The program was designed to gradually introduce such students to increasingly more rigorous laboratory experiences in an attempt to interest them in and model what…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, State Universities, Science Programs, Summer Programs