Effects of Community Violence Exposure and Parental Mental Health on the Internalizing Problems of Urban Adolescents

Authors: Self-Brown, Shannon R.; LeBlanc, Monique; Kelley, Mary Lou; Hanson, Rochelle; Laslie, Karen; Wingate, Annie

Source: Violence and Victims, Volume 21, Number 2, 2006 , pp. 183-198(16)

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

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Abstract:

Previous research has documented an association between adolescent community violence exposure (CVE) and poor psychological functioning. The purpose of this study is to delineate the relations of CVE, parental mental health, and adolescent PTSD and depression. Participants consisted of 121 pairs of junior high and high school students and their parents. Adolescents completed measures to assess their history of violence exposure and current psychological functioning. Parents completed a demographic questionnaire and measures assessing their psychological functioning. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted, and results indicated that, after controlling for demographic variables and family violence exposure, parental mental health emerged as a moderating variable in the relation between CVE and adolescent-rated PTSD, but not in the association between adolescent CVE and depression. Clinical implications of this study and directions for future research are discussed.

Keywords: COMMUNITY VIOLENCE EXPOSURE; PARENTAL MENTAL HEALTH; ADOLESCENT PTSD; ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION; MODERATOR

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1891/088667006780644253