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dc.contributor.authorKoposov, Roman A
dc.contributor.authorIsaksson, Johan
dc.contributor.authorVermeiren, Robert
dc.contributor.authorSchwab-Stone, Mary
dc.contributor.authorStickley, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorRuchkin, Vladislav
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-23T06:40:49Z
dc.date.available2021-09-23T06:40:49Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-27
dc.description.abstract<i>Background</i>: Many children and adolescents experience violent events which can be associated with negative consequences for their development, mental health, school, and social functioning. However, findings between settings and on the role of gender have been inconsistent. This study aimed to investigate cross-country and gender differences in the relationship between community violence exposure (CVE) and school functioning in a sample of youths from three countries.<br><br> <i>Methods</i>: A self-report survey was conducted among school students (12–17 years old) in Belgium (Antwerp, <i>N</i> = 4,743), Russia (Arkhangelsk, <i>N</i> = 2,823), and the US (New Haven, <i>N</i> = 4,101). Students were recruited from within classes that were randomly selected from within schools that had themselves been randomly selected (excepting New Haven, where all students were included). CVE was assessed with the Screening Survey of Exposure to Community Violence. School functioning was assessed with four measures: the Perceived Teacher Support scale, Negative Classroom Environment scale, and Academic Motivation and Perception of Safety at School scales. Multivariate Analyses of Covariance were performed to assess differences in the levels of school-related problem behaviors in boys and girls, who reported different degrees of CVE.<br><br> <i>Results</i>: Participants in all three countries reported a relatively high prevalence of violence exposure (36.2% in Belgium, 39.3% in Russia and 45.2% in the US who witnessed violence), with a higher proportion of girls than boys witnessing violent events (varied from 37.4 to 51.6% between the countries), whereas boys reported more episodes of victimization by violence than girls (varied from 32.3 to 49.9% between the countries). Youths who experienced increased CVE (from no exposure to witnessing to victimization) reported an increase in all school functioning problems in all of the countries and this association was not gender-specific.<br><br> <i>Conclusions</i>: Our findings suggest that regardless of differences in the level of CVE by country and gender, violence exposure is negatively associated with school functioning across countries. Nonetheless, even though reactions to community violence among adolescents may be expressed in a similar fashion, cross-country differences in social support systems should also be taken into account in order to provide culturally sensitive treatment modalities.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKoposov RA, Isaksson J, Vermeiren R, Schwab-Stone M, Stickley A, Ruchkin V. Community Violence Exposure and School Functioning in Youth: Cross-Country and Gender Perspectives. Frontiers In Public Health. 2021en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1924326
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpubh.2021.692402
dc.identifier.issn2296-2565
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/22619
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_US
dc.relation.journalFrontiers In Public Health
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine, Social medicine: 801en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin, sosialmedisin: 801en_US
dc.titleCommunity Violence Exposure and School Functioning in Youth: Cross-Country and Gender Perspectivesen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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