Lifetime prevalence and socioemotional effects of hearing about community violence

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-23

  Scarpa, Angela ^a   Hurley, Jimmy D ^a   Shumate, Howard W ^a   Haden, Sara Chiara ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Community violence; Depression; Personality disorders; Posttraumatic stress; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CRIME VICTIMS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 29344467691     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260505281661     Document Type: Review

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