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Adolescent Exposure To Violence And Psychological Distress: Looking Towards A Better Future

Hassan, Sarah
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1383391274

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2013, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Psychology/Clinical.
Violence exposure is a serious threat to adolescents’ psychological health. Previous research has examined many negative outcomes of violence exposure, including internalizing and externalizing symptoms (Ward et. al, 2006; Kennedy et al. 2009; Guerra, Huesmann, & Spindler, 2003; Jones, Foster, Forehand, & O’Connell, 2005). Based on these findings, it is important to identify specific factors that could protect adolescents who are exposed to violence. One way to safeguard against the negative effects of violence exposure may be adolescents’ future expectations. Positive future expectations have been described as “expectations of attaining specific objectives (e.g. achieving in school, having close friends) in later developmental periods” (Wyman et al., 1993, p. 651). Adolescents ranging in age from 13 to 18 were recruited as part of a larger project on the needs of a semi-rural county in Northwest Ohio. The sample was comprised of 264 adolescents. Adolescents were administered self-report measures that assessed violence exposure, future expectations, internalizing symptoms, and externalizing symptoms. As hypothesized, higher levels of violence exposure were associated with higher levels of internalizing and externalizing symptoms among adolescents. In addition, as predicted, higher levels of future expectations were associated with lower levels of internalizing and externalizing symptoms among adolescents. An interaction between violence exposure and future expectations emerged. Adolescents who report low levels of violence exposure and high levels of future expectations had the lowest levels of internalizing and externalizing symptoms, but positive effects of future expectations diminished with greater exposure to violence. Implications for research and practice will be discussed.
Carolyn Tompsett, PhD (Advisor)
Eric Dubow, PhD (Committee Member)
Dara Musher-Eizenman, PhD (Committee Member)
64 p.
Clinical Psychology; Psychology
violence exposure; adolescents; future expectations; internalizing symptoms; externalizing symptoms

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  • Hassan, S. (2013). Adolescent Exposure To Violence And Psychological Distress: Looking Towards A Better Future [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1383391274

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hassan, Sarah. Adolescent Exposure To Violence And Psychological Distress: Looking Towards A Better Future . 2013. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1383391274.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hassan, Sarah. "Adolescent Exposure To Violence And Psychological Distress: Looking Towards A Better Future ." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1383391274

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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