Violence exposure in South African adolescents
| Autor: | Karlijn Massar, Priscilla Reddy, Kathy Sanders-Phillips, Robert A. C. Ruiter, Loes T. E. Kessels, Xincheng Sui |
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| Přispěvatelé: | RS: FPN WSP II, Section Applied Social Psychology |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Adolescent education INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA Psychological intervention Youth violence CHILDREN Violence ADJUSTMENT POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS SYMPTOMS South Africa Violence Exposure medicine Journal Article Humans MULTIPLE CONTEXTS 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Suicidal ideation Crime Victims Applied Psychology Depression (differential diagnoses) Exposure to Violence 050901 criminology 05 social sciences POLY-VICTIMIZATION Bullying Cumulative effects Articles RESILIENCE Community violence COMMUNITY VIOLENCE mental health and violence Clinical Psychology YOUTH violence exposure Western cape Anxiety Female HEALTH 0509 other social sciences medicine.symptom Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(9-10), 4084-4110. SAGE Publications Inc. Journal of Interpersonal Violence |
| ISSN: | 0886-2605 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0886260518788363 |
| Popis: | This study examined the associations between different types of violence victimization and psychological functioning in South African adolescents. Both differential and cumulative effects of violence were investigated. A multi-ethnic (Black, White, people of mixed heritage, and people of Indian/Asian descent) sample of adolescents in secondary schools in the Western Cape Province ( N = 1,574; boys = 46.5%, girls = 53.5%; Mage = 16 years) completed a survey on their experiences of exposure to violence (across different contexts and polyvictimization) and their levels of hopelessness, anxiety, depression, perceived stress, and suicidal ideation. The results showed that indirect and direct victimization in the community, and indirect political victimization were consistent predictors for adverse psychological functioning, whereas victimization in home and school contexts did not emerge to be significant. Polyvictimization had a consistent linear effect on psychological symptoms. Interventions in South Africa should focus on addressing the psychological effects of community and political victimization on adolescents. Adopting a holistic treatment approach would be useful to gain a comprehensive understanding of adolescents’ victimization experiences and maximize the impact of support to enhance their psychological functioning. |
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