TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Depressive symptomatology, exposure to violence, and the role of social capital among African American adolescents
JO  - American journal of orthopsychiatry
A1  - Fitzpatrick, Kevin M.
A1  - Piko, Bettina F.
A1  - Wright, Darlene R.
A1  - Lagory, Mark
SP  - 262
EP  - 274
VL  - 75
IS  - 2
N2  - Focusing on the role of capital as both personal and social resources for adolescents, the authors examined depressive symptomatology among a sample of 10- to 18-year-old African American youths (N=1,538). In addition to gender and age differences, adolescents exposed to threatening environments (school, neighborhood, home) reported more depressive symptoms. Social capital had a significant inverse relationship with adolescent depression; self-esteem and a social capital index were negatively related to depressive symptomatology. Furthermore, the interaction effects of gender with social capital, age with self-esteem, and age with grades were significant, indicating the presence of a buffering effect. These findings suggest the importance of interrelationships among violence exposure, capital, and well-being for adolescents.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-9432
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0002-9432.75.2.262
ID  - ref1
ER  -