Citation

Luthar SS, Goldstein A. J. Clin. Child Adolesc. Psychol. 2004; 33(3): 499-505.

Affiliation

Teacher's College, Columbia University, Box 133, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027, USA. luthar@exchange.tc.columbia.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1207/s15374424jccp3303_7

PMID

15271607

Abstract

The 5 articles included in this special section are reviewed in this article. The studies encompassed were all focused on pre- or early adolescents, and samples were generally from inner-city areas, with 1 involving rural youth. Considered collectively, the results point to 3 major conclusions: Many children in America are regularly exposed to violence in communities; such exposure carries risk for psychopathology; and parents and other adults can provide valuable support but are limited in how much they can offset the effects of ongoing violence exposure. Intervention implications are, foremost, that community violence itself must be reduced and, second, that positive relationships with significant adults should be fostered to the degree possible among children living in high-risk, violence-prone communities.

Language: en