The Structure of Witnessed Community Violence amongst Urban African American Mothers : Latent Class Analysis of a Community Sample

Joint Authors

Mitchell, Stephanie J.
Wang, Jichuan
Ronzio, Cynthia R.

Source

Urban Studies Research

Issue

Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2011-02-24

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

9

Main Subjects

Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)

Abstract EN

The prevalence of witnessed community violence (WCV) amongst urban populations in the USA is striking.

WCV can be harmful to one's psychological health, and for mothers, the consequences may be more far-reaching as their mental health affects parenting and child development.

This study used telephone interviews (n = 209) to explore the patterns and covariates of WCV amongst a sample of urban, African American mothers of infants.

Mothers reported whether they had witnessed 11 different forms of violence in their current neighborhoods.

A latent class analysis revealed two distinct groups of mothers, those with higher versus lower-exposure to WCV.

Mothers in the higher-exposure group were more likely to be low-income, to have a high school education or less, and to have higher anxiety scores than those in the lower-exposure group.

Depression was not associated with higher exposure to WCV.

Distinguishing between higher- and lower-exposure samples can inform the development of targeted prevention and intervention strategies for metropolitan areas.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Ronzio, Cynthia R.& Mitchell, Stephanie J.& Wang, Jichuan. 2011. The Structure of Witnessed Community Violence amongst Urban African American Mothers : Latent Class Analysis of a Community Sample. Urban Studies Research،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504632

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Ronzio, Cynthia R.…[et al.]. The Structure of Witnessed Community Violence amongst Urban African American Mothers : Latent Class Analysis of a Community Sample. Urban Studies Research No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504632

American Medical Association (AMA)

Ronzio, Cynthia R.& Mitchell, Stephanie J.& Wang, Jichuan. The Structure of Witnessed Community Violence amongst Urban African American Mothers : Latent Class Analysis of a Community Sample. Urban Studies Research. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504632

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-504632