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Schools, parents, and youth violence: a multilevel, ecological analysis.
- Source :
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Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 [J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol] 2006 Dec; Vol. 35 (4), pp. 504-14. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), this study utilized an ecological approach to investigate the joint contribution of parents and schools on changes in violent behavior over time among a sample of 6,397 students (54% female) from 125 schools. This study examined the main and interactive effects of parent and school connectedness as buffers of violent behavior within a hierarchical linear model, focusing on both students and schools as the unit of analysis. Results show that students who feel more connected to their schools demonstrate reductions in violent behavior over time. On the school level, our findings suggest that school climate serves as a protective factor for student violent behavior. Finally, parent and school connectedness appear to work together to buffer adolescents from the effects of violence exposure on subsequent violent behavior.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Community-Institutional Relations
Data Collection methods
Female
Humans
Interviews as Topic methods
Linear Models
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Residence Characteristics
Schools trends
Sex Factors
Social Environment
Social Support
Students psychology
United States
Violence statistics & numerical data
Violence trends
Adolescent Behavior psychology
Parents psychology
Schools statistics & numerical data
Violence psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1537-4416
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17007596
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15374424jccp3504_2