Youth's Strategies for Staying Safe and Coping with the Stress of Living in Violent Communities.
Youth's Strategies for Staying Safe and Coping with the Stress of Living in Violent Communities.
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青少年保持安全和应对暴力社区生活压力的策略。
DOI：
10.1002/jcop.20402
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发表时间：
2010
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Richmond,ThereseS
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作者：
Teitelman,Anne;McDonald,CatherineC;Wiebe,DouglasJ;Thomas,Nicole;Guerra,Terry;Kassam-Adams,Nancy;Richmond,ThereseS
生活在普遍存在暴力的城市环境中的青年面临各种与暴力有关的压力。这项定性描述性研究旨在确定社区居住青年如何看待暴力行为，以及这些青年如何识别和使用可用资源。这项以社区为基础的参与式研究的目的是帮助设计一个青少年暴力预防中心的干预措施。半结构化访谈进行了有目的的样本18个青年，年龄在10-16岁。青年人报告说，他们很容易受到邻里暴力的影响。一个主题是识别和导航安全和不安全的地方出现。其他压力源更接近，包括人际关系问题和冲突。青年利用邻里和个人资源来科普压力。年轻人保持高度警惕，并制定了明确的战略，以安全地穿越暴力社区。持续的警惕性和精致的敏感性，慢性邻里暴力的青年压力源的影响进行了讨论。© 2010 Wiley Periodicals，Inc.
Youth living in urban environments of pervasive violence are exposed to a variety of violence‐related stressors. This qualitative descriptive study sought to ascertain how community‐dwelling youth perceived exposure to violence and how these youth identified and used available resources. The intent of this community‐based participatory research study was to help inform the design of a youth violence prevention center intervention. Semistructured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 18 youth, aged 10–16 years. Youth reported high levels of exposure to neighborhood violence. A theme of identifying and navigating safe and unsafe places emerged. Other stressors were more proximal and included interpersonal issues and conflicts. Youth used neighborhood and individual resources to cope with stressors. Youth maintained a high level of vigilance and developed clear strategies to safely navigate violent neighborhoods. Implications of the constant vigilance and exquisite sensitivity to stressors of chronic neighborhood violence for youth are discussed. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.