Examining Mothers’ Exposure to Community Violence: How Does it Influence Young Adolescents?

• Main Authors: Jocson, Rosanne M, Alers-Rojas, Francheska, Ceballo, Rosario, Cranford, James A
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: Community violence; depressive symptoms; mothers; internalizing and externalizing behaviors; preadolescents; PHDCN; Civic and Community Engagement; Peace and Conflict Studies; Psychology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/318; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10566-021-09665-7
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Background An expansive literature on community violence exposure has almost exclusively focused on its effects on children, yet little is known about the effects of exposure to community violence on parents. Similarly, a wealth of research has investigated the impact of intimate partner violence, b...