Poverty and Youth Violence Exposure: Experiences in Rural Communities
Poverty and Youth Violence Exposure: Experiences in Rural Communities
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DOI：
10.1093/cs/28.2.87
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发表时间：
2006-04-01
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2
通讯作者：
Carlson, Karen Townsend
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作者：
Carlson, Karen Townsend
农村青少年的暴力暴露是一个重大的公共卫生问题，但对这种情况下的暴力行为的研究却很少。这项研究探讨了农村青少年在邻里、学校和家庭中直接和间接遭受暴力的经历。作者使用层次回归分析来探讨俄亥俄州东南部四所不同学校的青少年暴力暴露、攻击性行为、心理健康症状、对枪支和暴力的态度以及社区贫困水平（以免费和降价午餐的百分比来衡量）。结果表明，贫困程度较高与在学校直接遭受暴力的程度较高、分裂、破坏他人财产以及某些暴力倾向指标密切相关。探讨了社区、学校和个人从业者层面对暴力暴露的应对措施。
Violence exposure among rural youths is a significant public health problem, yet little research has been conducted on violence in this setting. This study explored rural youths' direct and indirect experience of violence in the neighborhood, school, and home. The author used hierarchical regression analyses to explore youth violence exposure, aggressive behaviors, mental health symptoms, attitudes toward guns and violence, and community poverty level, measured by percentage of free and reduced-price lunch, at four different southeastern Ohio schools. Results indicated that higher levels of poverty are significantly related to higher levels of direct exposure to violence in school, and to dissociation, damaging property of others, and some measures of violence proneness. Responses to violence exposure at the community, school, and individual practitioner level are explored.