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24-07-2021 | Empirical Research

What Happens After School? Linking Latino Adolescents’ Activities and Exposure to Community Violence

Auteurs: Rosario Ceballo, James A. Cranford, Francheska Alers-Rojas, Rosanne M. Jocson, Traci M. Kennedy

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 10/2021

Abstract

Although community violence and the deleterious behavioral and psychological consequences that are associated with exposure to community violence persist as serious public health concerns, identifying malleable factors that increase or decrease adolescents’ risk of exposure to community violence remains a significant gap in our knowledge base. This longitudinal study addresses this research gap by investigating adolescents’ endorsement of familismo values and participation in three types of after-school activities, specifically home-, school-, and community-based activities, as potential precursors to adolescents’ risk for experiencing community violence. The sample consists of 416 Latino high school students (53% female) with a mean age of 15.5 years (SD = 1.0) and with 85% qualifying for free and reduced school lunch. Cross-sectional results demonstrated that adolescents’ endorsement of the Latino cultural value of familismo was associated with lower rates of personal victimization. The frequency of non-structured community-based activities and part-time work were concurrently associated with higher rates of witnessing community violence and being personally victimized by violence. Only the frequency of non-structured community-based activities was related to witnessing more community violence and greater victimization one year later while controlling for prior exposure to violence. These findings underscore the importance of providing structured, well supervised after-school activities for low-income youth in high-risk neighborhoods.

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Titel: What Happens After School? Linking Latino Adolescents’ Activities and Exposure to Community Violence
Auteurs: Rosario Ceballo
James A. Cranford
Francheska Alers-Rojas
Rosanne M. Jocson
Traci M. Kennedy
Publicatiedatum: 24-07-2021
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 10/2021
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01480-6

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