TY - JOUR
T1 - Children's Self-Report of Exposure to Violence and Its Relation to Emotional Distress
AU - Raviv, Amiram
AU - Raviv, Alona
AU - Shimoni, Hagit
AU - Fox, Nathan A.
AU - Leavitt, Lewis A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Support for this research came from the Binational Science Foundation. We thank Dr. Osnat Erel and Professor Charlie Greenbaum, our joint partners in the Binational research grant, for their help in the preparation of the modification of the VEX-R Scale for measuring exposure to violence in the school setting. We also thank Ora Silberstein for her help in preparation of this manuscript.
PY - 1999/6
Y1 - 1999/6
N2 - Over 1,000 second and fourth graders from schools reported to have high or low levels of violence completed a group-administrated questionnaire designed to assess exposure to violence in young children. Exposure was measured for the school environment and for TV. Children also completed a questionnaire assessing symptoms of distress in children. Results showed that students in the high violence schools reported more exposure to violence than children in the low violence schools, boys reported more exposure than girls, and fourth graders reported more exposure than second graders. These results also add to the validity of the instrument used, showing that young children are capable of reporting their experiences accurately. Scores on the exposure to violence questionnaire were correlated with expressions of distress in children: children who reported high levels of exposure to violence also reported high levels of emotional distress.
AB - Over 1,000 second and fourth graders from schools reported to have high or low levels of violence completed a group-administrated questionnaire designed to assess exposure to violence in young children. Exposure was measured for the school environment and for TV. Children also completed a questionnaire assessing symptoms of distress in children. Results showed that students in the high violence schools reported more exposure to violence than children in the low violence schools, boys reported more exposure than girls, and fourth graders reported more exposure than second graders. These results also add to the validity of the instrument used, showing that young children are capable of reporting their experiences accurately. Scores on the exposure to violence questionnaire were correlated with expressions of distress in children: children who reported high levels of exposure to violence also reported high levels of emotional distress.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0193-3973(99)00020-9
DO - 10.1016/S0193-3973(99)00020-9
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AN - SCOPUS:0000261126
SN - 0193-3973
VL - 20
SP - 337
EP - 353
JO - Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
IS - 2
ER -
