The Longitudinal Relations between Dimensions of Community Violence Exposure and Developmental Outcomes among Adolescent Ethnic Minority Males

摘要

ObjectiveCommunity violence exposure is multi-dimensional, yet the majority of studies examining the relation of exposure and developmental outcomes employ measures that collapse a wide range of experiences into a global summed scale. Building on research conducted in child maltreatment indicating that the impact of exposure varies as a function of the nature of maltreatment, the present study examines the contribution of dimensions of exposure to community violence (i.e., type – hearing about violence, witnessing violence, victimization – and relationship to perpetrator) on three areas of adolescent functioning: depression, aggression, and attention problems.