The importance of family to youth living in violent communities.
The importance of family to youth living in violent communities.
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家庭对于生活在暴力社区的青少年的重要性。
DOI：
10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01774.x
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发表时间：
2011
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Richmond,TS
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作者：
McDonald,CC;Wiebe,DJ;Guerra,T;Thomas,N;Richmond,TS
本研究的目的是探讨家庭功能在社区暴力暴露与1)自尊和2)对抗应对之间的关系。遵循以社区为基础的参与性研究的原则，学术和社区合作伙伴合作对110名居住在美国东北部城市的10-16岁社区青年进行了一项横断面研究。作为一项更大的调查的一部分，这项分析包括关于终生社区暴力暴露、家庭功能、自尊和应对社区暴力的对抗性应对策略的精选项目。超过90%的年轻人报告说，他们一生中接触过某种类型的社区暴力。控制年龄和性别，年长的年轻人和家庭功能更健康的人有更高的自尊；社区暴力暴露与自尊没有关联。更健康的家庭功能与对抗性应对的使用减少有关，尽管社区暴力暴露的增加仍与对抗性应对的增加有关。这项研究的结果直接为旨在预防青少年暴力的干预措施提供了信息。这项研究突出了精神科和心理健康护士如何能够解决生活在暴力环境中的青年因素的复杂相互作用。
The purpose of this study was to investigate family functioning in the relationship between community violence exposure and 1) self-esteem and 2) confrontational coping in a sample of urban youth. Adhering to the tenets of community based participatory research, academic and community partners collaborated on a cross-sectional study with 110 community dwelling urban youth, ages 10–16 living in a city located in the Northeastern United States. As part of a larger survey, this analysis included selected items on lifetime community violence exposure, family functioning, self-esteem and use of confrontational coping strategies in response to community violence. Over 90% of the youth reported some type of lifetime community violence exposure. Controlling for age and gender, older youth and those with healthier family functioning had higher self-esteem; community violence exposure was not associated with self-esteem. Healthier family functioning was associated with decreased use of confrontational coping, though increasing amounts of community violence exposure was still associated with increased confrontational coping. Family can be protective in violent environments. Results from this study directly informed an intervention aimed at youth violence prevention. This study highlights how psychiatric and mental health nurses may be able to address the complex interplay of factors for youth living in violent environments.