Citation

Copeland-Linder N, Lambert SF, Ialongo NS. J. Clin. Child Adolesc. Psychol. 2010; 39(2): 176-186.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15374410903532601

PMID

20390809

Abstract

This study examined interrelationships among community violence exposure, protective factors, and mental health in a sample of urban, predominantly African American adolescents (N = 504). Latent Profile Analysis was conducted to identify profiles of adolescents based on a combination of community violence exposure, self-worth, parental monitoring, and parental involvement and to examine whether these profiles differentially predict adolescents' depressive symptoms and aggressive behavior. Three classes were identified-a vulnerable class, a moderate risk/medium protection class, and a moderate risk/high protection class. The classes differentially predicted depressive symptoms but not aggressive behavior for boys and girls. The class with the highest community violence exposure also had the lowest self-worth.

Language: en