THE ROLE OF THE FAMILY IN MEDIATING THE EFFECTS OF COMMUNITY VIOLENCEON CHILDREN

Authors
WALLEN J RUBIN RH
Citation
J. Wallen et Rh. Rubin, THE ROLE OF THE FAMILY IN MEDIATING THE EFFECTS OF COMMUNITY VIOLENCEON CHILDREN, Aggression and violent behaviour, 2(1), 1997, pp. 33-41
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology,"Criminology & Penology
Journal title
Aggression and violent behaviour → ACNP
ISSN journal
13591789
Volume
2
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
33 - 41
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-1789(1997)2:1<33:TROTFI>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Increasingly, children are being exposed to violent events in their ne ighborhoods or communities. Observing violent events or living in fear of neighborhood violence can have negative effects for children's men tal health and psychological development. This paper discusses the eff ects of exposure to community violence on children and reviews researc h on the role of families in mediating the effects of chronic exposure to violence on children. Conditions that strengthen the family's abil ity to support children's development under these circumstances are di scussed. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.