@article{9cf3cc120198457f895f31b585660246,
title = "Growing Up Amid Ethno-Political Conflict: Aggression and Emotional Desensitization Promote Hostility to Ethnic Outgroups",
abstract = "Ethno-political violence impacts thousands of youth and is associated with numerous negative outcomes. Yet little research examines adaptation to ethno-political violence over time or across multiple outcomes simultaneously. This study examines longitudinal patterns of aggressive behavior and emotional distress as they co-occur among Palestinian (n = 600) youth exposed to ethno-political violence over 3 years in three age cohorts (starting ages: 8, 11, and 14). Findings indicate distinct profiles of aggressive behavior and emotional distress, and unique joint patterns. Furthermore, youth among key joint profiles (e.g., high aggression-emotional desensitization) are more likely to endorse normative beliefs about aggression toward ethnic outgroups. This study offers a dynamic perspective on emotional and behavioral adaptation to ethno-political violence and the implications of those processes.",
author = "Niwa, {Erika Y.} and Paul Boxer and Eric Dubow and Huesmann, {L. R.} and Khalil Shikaki and Simha Landau and Gvirsman, {Shira D.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 The Authors. Child Development {\textcopyright} 2016 Society for Research in Child Development, Inc.",
year = "2016",
month = sep,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1111/cdev.12599",
language = "אנגלית",
volume = "87",
pages = "1479--1492",
journal = "Child Development",
issn = "0009-3920",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd",
number = "5",
}