Coping with Exposure to Violence: Relations to Emotional Symptoms and Aggression in Three Urban Samples

被引:52
作者
Boxer, Paul [1 ]
Morris, Amanda Sheffield [2 ]
Terranova, Andrew M. [1 ]
Kithakye, Mumbe [2 ]
Savoy, Sarah C. [1 ]
McFaul, Adrienne F. [1 ]
机构
[1] Rutgers State Univ, Dept Psychol, Newark, NJ 07102 USA
[2] Oklahoma State Univ, Dept Human Dev & Family Sci, Tulsa, OK USA
关键词
Exposure to violence; Aggression; Beliefs; Coping; Emotional symptoms;
D O I
10.1007/s10826-008-9196-z
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
Relations among exposure to violence, coping, and adjustment were examined in three urban samples. In study 1, which took place in a southeastern city, children ages 6-16 (N = 35; M age = 10.7 years) completed measures of adjustment, exposure to violence, and coping with violence. In study 2, which took place in one southern Midwestern city and one Northeastern city, children ages 8-15 (N = 70; M age = 11.3 years) completed similar measures with the addition of a measure assessing normative beliefs about aggression. Results are in line with the pathologic adaptation model and provide preliminary evidence for two hypothesized pathways explaining the effects of exposure to violence on adjustment: a normalization pathway in which exposure leads to more aggression-supporting beliefs and in turn to greater aggression, and a distress pathway in which exposure leads to avoidant coping and in turn to emotional symptoms.
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页码:881 / 893
页数:13
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