EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE AMONG LOW INCOME CHILDREN

低收入儿童遭受暴力的风险

• 批准号: 2666667
• 负责人: JOHN C BUCKNER
• 金额: $ 5.51万
• 依托单位: BETTER HOMES FUND
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-08-01 至 2001-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2666667
• 关键词: academic achievement; adolescence (12-20); age difference; behavioral /social science research tag; child (0-11); child behavior; clinical research; gender difference; human subject; low socioeconomic status; mental health; outcomes research; social problems; social psychology; social support network; violence

DESCRIPTION (Applicant's Abstract): Recent studies indicate that a significant and increasing number of children, especially those living in poor urban areas, have witnessed or been the victims of violence, either at home or in the community. The psychosocial correlates of exposure to family and community violence are not well understood. Multivariate analyses that look at violence in relation to other explanatory variables pertinent to the child and family can help clarify the relationship of exposure to violence (in its various manifestations) with child outcomes. In addition, the relative contribution of violence in explaining child outcomes compared to other pertinent demographic and environmental factors could also be addressed. This Small Grant proposal requests one year of funding to conduct analyses on data recently collected on a sample of extremely poor children and adolescents in Worcester, MA. In the context of another project with different aims and purposes than this proposal, an opportunity arose to collect data on children's exposure to violence. However, funds are not available to carry out analyses and manuscripts preparation on this topic. This application proposes to address the following questions: 1) Controlling for other explanatory variables, is exposure to violence status related to measures of child behavior problems and mental health? 2) If so, is there a "dose-response" relationship between the extent of exposure and various outcomes? 3) Is the impact of exposure to violence modified by a third variable such as gender, age, or social support? 4) Is witnessing domestic violence more harmful than stranger violence? and 5) How do poor children who have been exposed to violence compare to poor children who have not been exposed and how do each compare to children in the general population on measures of problem behavior, symptomatology, and school achievement? Findings that address these issues have important programmatic and policy implications for children and adolescents living in poverty.

描述（申请人的摘要）：最近的研究表明， 越来越多的儿童，特别是生活在 城市贫困地区，目睹或成为暴力行为的受害者， 在家里或社区。 与家庭接触的社会心理相关因素 和社区暴力都没有得到很好的理解。 多变量分析， 研究暴力与其他解释性变量的关系， 儿童和家庭可以帮助澄清暴露于暴力的关系 (in其各种表现形式）与儿童的结果。 此外该 暴力在解释儿童结果方面的相对贡献， 其他相关的人口和环境因素也可以 处理。 这项小额赠款提案要求提供一年的资金， 对最近收集的关于赤贫人口抽样的数据进行分析 儿童和青少年在伍斯特，MA。 在另一个背景下， 与此提案不同的目标和目的的项目，一个机会 收集儿童遭受暴力的数据。 然而，资金 无法对此进行分析和撰写文稿 话题 本申请提出解决以下问题：1） 控制其他解释变量，是暴露于暴力状态 与儿童行为问题和心理健康的测量有关吗？ 2)如果是这样的话， 在接触程度和接触时间之间是否存在“剂量-反应”关系， 各种结果？ 3)暴露于暴力的影响是否被一种 第三个变量，如性别、年龄或社会支持？ 4)正在见证 家庭暴力比陌生人暴力危害更大？ （5）穷人如何 遭受暴力的儿童与遭受暴力的贫困儿童相比， 没有被暴露，以及如何每个比较一般的儿童 人口问题行为、症状和学校指标 成就？ 解决这些问题的结果具有重要的方案意义。 以及对贫困儿童和青少年的政策影响。