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Children's Exposure to Community Violence
Author(s) -
Veenema Tener Goodwin
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of nursing scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 1527-6546
DOI - 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2001.00167.x
Subject(s) - psycinfo , cinahl , poison control , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , medline , psychology , occupational safety and health , clinical psychology , medicine , developmental psychology , psychiatry , environmental health , psychological intervention , pathology , political science , law
Purpose: To analyze the effects of exposure to chronic community violence on children and adolescents. Design: An integrative review of the literature was conducted on reports of studies about children's exposure to community violence. Sources: Studies for analysis were identified through a literature search of relevant topics in Medline, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. Conclusions: Exposure to community violence is related to significant stress and depression in children. Evidence on how exposure to violence affects children's growth patterns, intellectual growth, school performance, decision‐making ability, or their hope for a future is needed.