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Impact of Prosocial Behavioral Involvement on School Violence Perpetration and School Violence Victimization among African American Youth

McDade, Rhyanne
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1460731310

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2016, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Health Education.
This dissertation consist of two studies. Study one examined school violence perpetration among African American youth and whether the impact of prosocial behavioral involvement on school violence perpetration differed based on sex and grade. Study two examined school violence victimization among African American youth and whether the impact of prosocial behavior involvement on school violence victimization differed based on sex and grade. Study One Abstract Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with school violence perpetration among African American youth. The following research questions were examined: (1) To what extent do African American students report school violence perpetration? (2) Does school violence perpetration differ based on sex and grade? (3) Does school violence perpetration differ based on prosocial behavioral involvement? (4)Does the impact of pro-social behavioral involvement differ based on sex and grade? Methods: African American students in 7th through 12th grade (n=7,488) in schools within the Greater Cincinnati area completed the Pride National Drug Survey. Results: Chi Square analyses revealed that school violence perpetration significantly differed based on grade and prosocial behavioral involvement. Students in 7th-8th grade and students with low prosocial behavior involvement were more likely than their counterparts to engage in school violence perpetration. In addition, logistic regression analyses indicated that females and 9th-12th students with low prosocial behavior involvement were significantly less likely than their counterparts to engage in school violence. Discussion: Findings should be considered by health educators and prevention specialists when developing programs and efforts to prevent in school violence perpetration among African American students. Study Two Abstract Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with school violence victimization among African American youth. The following research questions were examined: (1) To what extent do African American students report school violence victimization? (2) Does school violence victimization differ based on sex and grade? (3) Does school violence victimization differ based on prosocial behavioral involvement? (4)Does the impact of prosocial behavioral involvement differ based on sex and grade? Methods: African American students in 7th through 12th grade (n=7,488) in schools within the Greater Cincinnati area completed the Pride National Drug Survey. Results: Chi Square analyses revealed that school violence victimization significantly differed based on grade. More specifically, students in 7th-8th grade reported higher school violence victimization than did 9th -12th grade students. However, logistic regression analyses indicated that prosocial behavior involvement did not significantly impact school violence victimization. Discussion: Findings should be considered by health educators and prevention specialists when developing programs and efforts to prevent school violence victimization among African American students.
Keith King, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Ashley Merianos, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Rebecca Vidourek, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
52 p.
Health Education
prosocial behavior; school violence; prosocial behavioral involvement; violence victimization; violence perpetration

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  • McDade, R. (2016). Impact of Prosocial Behavioral Involvement on School Violence Perpetration and School Violence Victimization among African American Youth [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1460731310

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • McDade, Rhyanne. Impact of Prosocial Behavioral Involvement on School Violence Perpetration and School Violence Victimization among African American Youth. 2016. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1460731310.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • McDade, Rhyanne. "Impact of Prosocial Behavioral Involvement on School Violence Perpetration and School Violence Victimization among African American Youth." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1460731310

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