@article{ref1,
title="Aggression and environmental risk among low-income African-American youth",
journal="Journal of Adolescent Health",
year="1997",
author="Fitzpatrick, Kevin M.",
volume="21",
number="3",
pages="172-178",
abstract="PURPOSE: This study examined the extent to which individual, family, and environmental factors discriminated between aggressive and nonaggressive African-American youth. METHODS: One hundred fifty African-American boys and girls from eight housing communities in a medium sized Alabama central city were surveyed. From this nonrandom sample, information was collected concerning respondents' demographics, family characteristics, exposure(s) to violence, questions pertaining to weapon possession, and a peer-nominated question on aggression. Multivariate analysis was employed to differentiate aggressive from nonaggressive youth. RESULTS: Discriminant function analysis found gender (males) and age (older) to be important discriminators between nonaggressive and aggressive youth. In addition, a significant amount of separation between these groups was accounted for by their varying degrees of exposure to violence, specifically as a witness to and victim of violence, and their possession of a weapon. CONCLUSIONS: Findings provide evidence that victimization and witnessing violence were significantly related to aggressive behavior among this sample of African-American youth. In addition, this study confirms the clinical significance of environment and its potential role in predicting physical health, mental health, and social and behavioral outcomes for youth.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-139X",
doi="10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00047-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00047-5"
}