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The Effects of Political Violence on Palestinian Children's Behavior Problems: A Risk Accumulation Model
Author(s) -
Garbarino James,
Kostelny Kathleen
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1996.tb01717.x
Subject(s) - psychology , checklist , context (archaeology) , developmental psychology , political violence , poison control , suicide prevention , protective factor , injury prevention , risk factor , child behavior checklist , human factors and ergonomics , politics , clinical psychology , environmental health , medicine , political science , paleontology , law , cognitive psychology , biology
Interviews with 150 Palestinian mothers and their children living amidst the Intifada in the West Bank were conducted to assess exposure to political violence and family negativity as risk factors associated with behavioral problems as measured by the Child Behavior Checklist. The number of risks present in the child's life was significantly correlated with the number of behavioral problems the child exhibited ( R = .53, p < .001). The analysis further examined the role of gender, age, and community context in moderating the impact of high levels of accumulated risk on children's behavioral problems. Under conditions of high accumulated risk, boys evidenced more problems than girls, and younger children exhibited more problems than older children. Community context (as indicated by a high or low level of political violence) was a significant factor for girls but not for boys.