TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Inner-City Children's Exposure to Community Violence: How Much Do Parents Know?
JO  - Journal of marriage and family
A1  - Ceballo, Rosario
A1  - Dahl, Trayci A.
A1  - Aretakis, Maria T.
A1  - Ramirez, Cynthia
SP  - 927
EP  - 940
VL  - 63
IS  - 4
N2  - This study examines the psychological impact of children's exposure to violence and the influence of mothers' knowledge about their children's encounters with violence. Our sample consists of a poor, multiethnic sample of 104 fourth- or fifth-grade children and their mothers. Children in this sample were exposed to rather high levels of community violence, and on the whole, mothers greatly underestimated their children's exposure to violence and feelings of psychological distress. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that children's exposure to violence was associated with greater psychological distress. Our findings suggest that the detrimental effects of community violence are present for all children, irrespective of their racial background. Further, greater mother-child agreement about children's exposure to violence was related to better psychological functioning. The implications of these results for effective parenting strategies and community-based interventions are discussed. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Journal of Marriage and Family, 2001. Copyright © 2001 by the National Council on Family Relations)    Exposure to Violence  Witnessing Community Violence  Witnessing Violence Effects  Urban Youth  Child Witness  Grade 4  Grade 5  Late Childhood  Psychological Victimization Effects  Elementary School Student  Adult Parent  Adult Perceptions  Adult Female  Adult Mother  Mother Perceptions  Female Perceptions  Parent Perceptions<p />
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SN  - 0022-2445
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -