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Coping Style Moderates the Relationship between Community Violence and Depressive Symptoms in Urban Adolescents
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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)
Disentangling the Effects of Violent Victimization, Violent Behavior, and Gun Carrying for Minority Inner-City Youth Living in Extreme Poverty
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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
Restructured Neighborhood Youth Corps Out-of-School Program in Urban Areas. Department of Labor. Report to the Congress.
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Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1974
In January 1970, the Department of Labor restructured its Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) out-of-school program and made age limits for entering the program more restrictive. Education, skill training, and work experience were emphasized. The restructured NYC-2 program was carried out in urban or growth areas, but the original NYC-1 program was…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Organizations, Dropout Programs, Federal Programs
Second Year Evaluation Report for the Dothan City Schools Title III Project, "Comprehensive Services for Children."
Dufilho, L. Paul; And Others – 1973
This report summarizes the activities and results of the second year of the Dothan City Schools Project, "Comprehensive Services for Children," funded under Elementary Secondary Education Act Title III. The project is concerned with the provision of special services to meet the needs of elementary school children suffering…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students