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This study investigated the potential moderating effect of participation in extracurricular activities, school climate, positive parent-child relations, and family routines on the relation between exposure to violence (i.e., witnessing violence and violent victimization) and adolescent socioemotional adjustment (i.e., internalizing and externalizing problems) in low-income youth. Exposure to violence was related to both internalizing and externalizing problems among girls but only externalizing problems among boys. There was a stronger relation between exposure to violence and externalizing problems for older adolescents compared to younger adolescents. Participation in activities moderated the association between exposure to violence and externalizing problems, such that the relation between exposure to violence and externalizing problems was weakest at high levels of participation in activities. School climate moderated the relation between exposure to violence and externalizing problems among boys. Specifically, the association between exposure to violence and externalizing problems was weakest for boys with high positive perceptions of school climate. Contrary to prediction, family routines and positive parent-child relations did not moderate associations between exposure to violence and socioemotional adjustment. Further, none of the hypothesized protective factors moderated the association between exposure to violence and internalizing problems. |
