Cumulative Experiences of Violence Among High-Risk Urban Youth

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dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Catherine A. ; Boris, Nell W. ; Heller, Sherryl Scott ; Clum, Gretchen A. ; Rice, Janet C. ; Zeanah, Charles H.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-05T19:49:31Z
dc.date.available2019-02-05T19:49:31Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThis study examines type-specific and cumulative experiences of violence among a vulnerable population of youth. Sixty high-risk, shelter-dwelling, urban youth were interviewed regarding their history of childhood maltreatment, exposure to community violence (ECV), and experience with intimate partner violence (IPV). Results show a high prevalence and high degree of overlap among multiple types of violence exposure. Childhood physical, sexual (CSA), and emotional (CEA) abuse were interrelated and were associated with ECV. Cumulative experiences of childhood abuse (CCA) had a graded association with IPV victimization. In multivariate analyses, CCA and ECV were independently associated with IPV victimization. Gender moderated the effect of one association: CEA raised the risk of IPV victimization for girls but not for boys. Only CSA predicted IPV perpetration. Findings suggest that cumulative exposures to violence create cumulative risk for experiencing more violence. Shelter-dwelling, urban youth may be particularly vulnerable to this additive effect. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationTaylor, Catherine A. ; Boris, Nell W. ; Heller, Sherryl Scott ; Clum, Gretchen A. ; Rice, Janet C. ; Zeanah, Charles H. (2008). Cumulative Experiences of Violence Among High-Risk Urban Youth. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23(11), 1618-1635.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.942.3453&rep=rep1&type=pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4228
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Interpersonal Violenceen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectadolescentsen_US
dc.subjectteensen_US
dc.subjectvictimizationen_US
dc.subjectrisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectHomelessnessen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleCumulative Experiences of Violence Among High-Risk Urban Youthen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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