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Exposure to violence, student fear, and low academic achievement: African American males in the critical transition to high school

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  • Patton, Desmond Upton
  • Woolley, Michael E.
  • Hong, Jun Sung

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High rates of exposure to violence and poor school outcomes are well established among African American males. In the current study, exposures to violence in the school and neighborhood and parent factors were examined as predictors of school outcomes among a sample of ninth-grade African American males in the critical transition to high school. Spencer's Phenomenological Variant Ecological Systems Theory (PVEST) was used to conceptualize individual experiences with violence. This research builds on existing work by examining factors that mediate the relation between violence exposure and school-related outcomes. A structural equation modeling strategy revealed that exposure to violence predicted decreased feelings of safety in the school and neighborhood and lower levels of parental support and involvement in school, which, in turn, was associated with lower student self-esteem and academic success.

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  • Patton, Desmond Upton & Woolley, Michael E. & Hong, Jun Sung, 2012. "Exposure to violence, student fear, and low academic achievement: African American males in the critical transition to high school," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 34(2), pages 388-395.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:34:y:2012:i:2:p:388-395
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.11.009
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    1. Lea, Charles H. & Abrams, Laura S., 2017. "“Everybody takes a road”: Perspectives on the pathway to delinquency among formerly incarcerated young men of color," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 75(C), pages 15-22.
    2. Syed Asad Ali Shah & Tian Yezhuang & Adnan Muhammad Shah & Dilawar Khan Durrani & Syed Jamal Shah, 2018. "Fear of Terror and Psychological Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Emotional Intelligence," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-13, November.
    3. Agustina Laurito & Johanna Lacoe & Amy Ellen Schwartz & Patrick Sharkey & Ingrid Gould Ellen, "undated". "School Climate and the Impact of Neighborhood Crime on Test Scores," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 22946c6212374659afcb48ce0, Mathematica Policy Research.
    4. Muthanna Samara & Bruna Da Silva Nascimento & Aiman El-Asam & Sara Hammuda & Nabil Khattab, 2021. "How Can Bullying Victimisation Lead to Lower Academic Achievement? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Mediating Role of Cognitive-Motivational Factors," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-21, February.
    5. Jeoung Min Lee & Jun Sung Hong & Stella M. Resko & A. Antonio Gonzalez-Prendes & Dexter R. Voisin, 2022. "Pathways from Exposure to Community Violence to Bullying Victimization among African American Adolescents in Chicago’s Southside," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-12, August.
    6. Adenike Iyanuoluwa Olugbenga-Bello & Olayinka Oluwabusola Bamidele & Selina Vincent Longbwet & Yesiru Adeyemi Kareem & Taiwo Adedamola Alatishe, 2024. "Experience of Terrorism and the Mental Health Status of Adolescents in North- Central of Nigeria," International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), vol. 11(15), pages 489-497, October.

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