TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Patterns of community violence exposure among African American adolescents living in low-resourced urban neighborhoods
JO  - American journal of community psychology
A1  - Whipple, Christopher R.
A1  - Robinson, Willie LaVome
A1  - Jason, Leonard A.
A1  - Kaynak, Övgü
A1  - Harris, Chelsea W.
A1  - Grisamore, Simone P.
A1  - Troyka, Melinda N.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - African American adolescents living in neighborhoods with concentrated economic disadvantage are disproportionately exposed to community violence. This study builds upon previous research and examines patterns, severity, and chronicity of violence exposure, within a sample of African American adolescents living in low-resourced, urban neighborhoods (n = 327). The influence of both individual- and contextual-level factors on community violence exposure (CVE) is examined. Data were collected across four time points at 6-month intervals. Latent transition analysis identified three patterns of CVE at each time point: low witnessing and low victimization (LW-LV), high witnessing and low victimization (HW-LV), and high witnessing and high victimization (HW-HV), as well as transitions between each class. Although a stable LW-LV class membership over time was the most prevalent pattern, most adolescents experienced some change in exposure. Nearly one-third of the participants were classified in the HW-HV group at some point in time. Analyses on individual- and contextual-level factors revealed that more depressive symptoms, community problems (e.g., drugs, graffiti, noise), or community resources (e.g., schools, parks, recreational facilities) were associated with an increased likelihood of experiencing high levels of violent victimization. Implications for intervention and prevention of CVE are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0091-0562
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12522
ID  - ref1
ER  -