Exposure to Violence Within Dating, Peer, and Community Contexts Among African American and Hispanic/Latine Adolescents in High-Burden, Urban Communities

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q2 SOCIAL WORK Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal Pub Date : 2024-07-27 DOI:10.1007/s10560-024-00975-y

Rachel C. Garthe, Deborah Gorman-Smith, Shongha Kim, Marion Malcome, Jun Sung Hong, Qihao Zhan

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Purpose: Exposure to violence within peer and community contexts, including peer victimization, peers’ dating violence and aggression, exposure to community violence, and having friends in gangs, are independently associated with an increased risk of adolescent dating violence. However, research examining these experiences together in relation to dating violence is limited, particularly among racial and ethnic minority adolescents living in disadvantaged urban communities. The current study aims to address these gaps, examining how exposure to violence within peer and community contexts are related to dating violence within a sample of African American and Hispanic/Latine adolescents living in urban communities of concentrated disadvantage. Method: Data from 233 dating adolescents (55% African American; 45% Hispanic/Latine) between the ages of 13 and 17 (M = 15.48) from 30 urban communities with high levels of concentrated disadvantage were analyzed. Data was obtained via verbally administered surveys. Multilevel logistic regression analyses were conducted. Results: Adolescents reported high levels of violence within their peer, community, and dating contexts. Peer victimization and exposure to community violence emerged as salient risk correlates, as both were associated with higher odds of dating violence victimization and perpetration. Perceptions of peers’ dating violence were associated with higher odds of dating violence perpetration. Having friends in gangs was associated with higher odds of dating violence victimization. Discussion: The current study examined violence within adolescents’ peer and community contexts, finding distinct risks for dating violence victimization and perpetration. These findings inform future directions for dating violence prevention programming to consider, particularly for African American and Hispanic/Latine adolescents in urban disadvantaged communities.

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城市高负担社区中的非裔美国青少年和西班牙裔/拉丁裔青少年在约会、同伴和社区环境中遭受暴力的情况

目的：暴露于同伴和社区环境中的暴力，包括同伴受害、同伴的约会暴力和攻击行为、暴露于社区暴力以及有朋友加入帮派，这些都与青少年约会暴力风险的增加有独立联系。然而，将这些经历与约会暴力联系在一起的研究却很有限，尤其是针对生活在城市贫困社区的少数民族青少年的研究。本研究旨在填补这些空白，通过抽样调查生活在城市弱势社区的非裔美国人和西班牙裔/拉丁裔青少年，研究在同伴和社区环境中接触暴力与约会暴力之间的关系。研究方法：分析了来自 30 个贫困人口高度集中的城市社区的 233 名 13 至 17 岁（M=15.48）的约会青少年（55% 为非洲裔美国人；45% 为西班牙裔/拉丁裔美国人）的数据。数据通过口头调查获得。进行了多层次逻辑回归分析。结果显示青少年报告说，他们在同伴、社区和约会环境中遭受的暴力程度很高。同伴受害和接触社区暴力是突出的风险相关因素，因为两者都与约会暴力受害和施暴的较高几率有关。对同伴约会暴力的看法与约会暴力实施几率较高有关。有朋友加入帮派与约会暴力受害几率较高有关。讨论：本研究考察了青少年在同伴和社区环境中的暴力行为，发现了约会暴力受害和施暴的不同风险。这些发现为今后的约会暴力预防计划提供了参考方向，尤其是针对城市贫困社区的非裔美国人和西班牙裔/拉丁裔青少年。

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期刊介绍： The Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (CASW) features original articles that focus on social work practice with children, adolescents, and their families. Topics include issues affecting a variety of specific populations in special settings. CASW welcomes a range of scholarly contributions focused on children and adolescents, including theoretical papers, narrative case studies, historical analyses, traditional reviews of the literature, descriptive studies, single-system research designs, correlational investigations, methodological works, pre-experimental, quasi-experimental and experimental evaluations, meta-analyses and systematic reviews. Manuscripts involving qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods are welcome to be submitted, as are papers grounded in one or more theoretical orientations, or those that are not based on any formal theory. CASW values different disciplines and interdisciplinary work that informs social work practice and policy. Authors from public health, nursing, psychology, sociology, and other disciplines are encouraged to submit manuscripts. All manuscripts should include specific implications for social work policy and practice with children and adolescents. Appropriate fields of practice include interpersonal practice, small groups, families, organizations, communities, policy practice, nationally-oriented work, and international studies. Authors considering publication in CASW should review the following editorial: Schelbe, L., & Thyer, B. A. (2019). Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal Editorial Policy: Guidelines for Authors. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 36, 75-80.