Exposure to Chronic Community Violence: Resilience in African American Children

Autor/in	Jones, Janine M.
Titel	Exposure to Chronic Community Violence: Resilience in African American Children
Quelle	In: Journal of Black Psychology, 33 (2007) 2, S.125-149 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0095-7984
DOI	10.1177/0095798407299511
Schlagwörter	African American Children; Coping; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Violence; Poverty; At Risk Persons; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); African American Culture; Cultural Influences; Social Values; Stress Management; Stress Variables; Preadolescents; Crime; Urban Areas; Spiritual Development; Family Influence; Religion; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Child; Children; Afroamerikaner; Kind; Kinder; Bewältigung; Gewalt; Armut; Risikogruppe; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sozialer Wert; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Urban area; Stadtregion
Abstract	In many African American communities, violence and poverty are often part of daily living. As a result, children are at risk for difficulties in all aspect of their lives, particularly their emotional well-being. This study explored the relationship between exposure to chronic community violence and the development of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), a constellation of symptoms that occur as a result of repeated exposure to traumas, in the context of specific African American cultural beliefs and values that are used as coping mechanisms. It was anticipated that the coping mechanisms would act as stress moderators, or buffers, to the development of symptoms of C-PTSD. Participants in the study included 71 African American children between the ages of 9 and 11 years who lived in a high-crime, high-poverty community in Houston, Texas. The results indicated that formal kinship and spirituality, along with high levels of combined supports, demonstrated buffering effects on exposure to violence. (Contains 4 figures and 3 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10