@article{ref1,
title="Community violence, protective factors, and adolescent mental health: a profile analysis",
journal="Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology",
year="2010",
author="Copeland-Linder, Nikeea and Lambert, Sharon F. and Ialongo, N. S.",
volume="39",
number="2",
pages="176-186",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1537-4416",
doi="10.1080/15374410903532601",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15374410903532601"
}