@article{ref1,
title="An exploration into the impact of exposure to community violence and hope on children's perceptions of well-being: A South African perspective",
journal="Child indicators research",
year="2013",
author="Savahl, Shazly and Isaacs, Serena and Adams, Sabirah and Carels, Cassandra Zeta and September, Rose",
volume="6",
number="3",
pages="579-592",
abstract="The study aims to explore the relationship between exposure to community violence, hope, and well-being. More specifically, the study aims to ascertain whether hope is a stronger predictor of well-being than exposure to violence. Stratified random sampling was used to select a sample of 566 adolescents aged 14-17 years, from both high violence and low violence areas in Cape Town, South Africa. A questionnaire consisting of Snyder's Children's Hope Scale, the Recent Exposure to Violence Scale and the KIDSCREEN-52 was used. Data analysis techniques included descriptive statistics, correlations, and multiple regression. A positive, significant relationship was found between children's hope and their well-being. Although exposure to community violence was found to be significantly correlated with well-being, the relationship was negligible. While exposure to community violence and hope were found to be significant predictors of well-being, hope emerged as a stronger predictor of child well-being than exposure to community violence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1874-897X",
doi="10.1007/s12187-013-9183-9",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12187-013-9183-9"
}