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Direct linkMorris, Kamryn S.; Lindstrom Johnson, Sarah; Fein, Joel A.; Cheng, Tina L. – Youth & Society, 2023
Community violence and its physical health consequences are well known among youth living in urban settings. However, less is known about the cumulative effect of contextual and demographic risk factors on posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) among vulnerable youth. Longitudinal data (baseline, 9-month, 21-month) were analyzed to investigate…
Descriptors: Violence, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Prediction
So, Suzanna; Gaylord-Harden, Noni K.; Voisin, Dexter R.; Scott, Darrick – Youth & Society, 2018
For African American youth disproportionately exposed to community violence and the associated risk of externalizing behaviors, developmental assets that reduce the risk for externalizing behaviors and enhance adaptive coping should be explored. In a sample of 572 African American adolescents (M[subscript age] = 15.85; SD = 1.42), the current…
Descriptors: African Americans, Adolescents, Violence, Gender Differences
Patton, Desmond Upton; Leonard, Patrick; Elaesser, Caitlin; Eschmann, Robert D.; Patel, Sadiq; Crosby, Shantel – Youth & Society, 2019
Youth living in violent urban neighborhoods increasingly post messages online from urban street corners. The decline of the digital divide and the proliferation of social media platforms connect youth to peer communities who may share experiences with neighborhood stress and trauma. Social media can also be used for targeted retribution when…
Descriptors: Social Media, Juvenile Gangs, Males, African Americans
Peer reviewedBarker, Gary; Loewenstein, Irene – Youth & Society, 1997
Qualitative research with 127 low-income young men and women, aged 14 to 30, in Rio de Janeiro found rigid gender roles with males displaying widespread "machista" attitudes (an exaggerated deep structure of masculinity) and acceptance of violence against women that was greater in low-income urban areas. Implications for working with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Females, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedEvans, William P.; Fitzgerald, Carla; Weigel, Dan; Chvilicek, Sarah – Youth & Society, 1999
Investigated factors associated with gang involvement among rural and urban adolescents using data from a sample of 1,183 Nevada students in grades 7 through 12. There was no significant difference in gang membership or pressure to join gangs between the rural and urban samples, but there were differences on other gang and violence indicators.…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Group Membership, High School Students, Junior High School Students
Peer reviewedCorvo, Kenneth N. – Youth & Society, 1997
Presents a conceptual framework from Cleveland's (Ohio) George Gund Foundation youth violence prevention initiative to assist planners and funders effectively and creatively address youth violence in their communities. It presents an overview of current approaches to youth violence and treatment and a means for identifying, categorizing, and…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Delinquency, Inner City, Interpersonal Competence
