Community violence and children's psychological well-being: Does parental monitoring matter?
Community violence and children's psychological well-being: Does parental monitoring matter?
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DOI：
10.1207/s15374424jccp3204_11
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发表时间：
2003-12-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Maltese, KL
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作者：
Ceballo, R;Ramirez, C;Maltese, KL
贫民区的贫困儿童面临着极高的社区暴力。虽然有充分的文件证明了遭受暴力与不良心理健康结果之间的联系，但较少关注可能缓冲儿童遭受不良结果的因素。本研究以163名四年级和五年级的儿童为样本，探讨了儿童对父母监控的看法是否会影响儿童的暴力暴露与他们的心理健康之间的关系，如抑郁和绝望所评估的。更多地接触社区暴力与更多的抑郁症状和绝望感有关。此外，父母的监督在一定程度上缓冲了暴力暴露与心理功能之间的关系。加强监测对较少遭受暴力的儿童的心理健康产生了积极影响;然而，随着暴力暴露的增加，父母监测的影响减弱。
Poor inner-city children are exposed to inordinately high rates of community violence. Although the link between exposure to violence and adverse mental health outcomes is well documented, less attention has focused on factors that may buffer children from negative outcomes. Using a sample of 163 4th- and 5th-grade children, this study investigated whether children's perceptions of parental monitoring moderate the relation between children's violence exposure and their psychological well-being, as assessed by depression and hopelessness. Greater exposure to community violence was associated with more symptoms of depression and feelings of hopelessness. Moreover, parental monitoring buffered to a certain extent the relation between violence exposure and psychological functioning. Increased monitoring had a positive impact on the psychological well-being of children who were less exposed to violence; however, as violence exposure increased, the impact of parental monitoring was attenuated.