A Comparison of the Effects of Witnessing Community Violence and Direct Victimization Among Children in Cape Town, South Africa

This study is based on a sample of children from the Cape Town area in South Africa. The study compares the effects of witnessing school or neighborhood violence compared with being victimized in each context on psychological distress. The findings suggest that in the context of the school, victimiz...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of interpersonal violence 2009-07, Vol.24 (7), p.1192-1208
Hauptverfasser:	Shields, Nancy, Nadasen, Kathy, Pierce, Lois
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Psychological Blacks Cape Town, South Africa Child Child Behavior - psychology Children Context Effect Crime Victims - psychology Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data Early Adolescents Educational Environment Environmental Influences Female Foreign Countries Humans Internal-External Control Interpersonal Relations Locus of Control Male Municipalities Neighborhoods Psychological Distress School Safety Schools Social Environment Social Perception Socioeconomic Factors South Africa South Africa - epidemiology Stress Variables Urban Population - statistics & numerical data Victimization Victims Victims of Crime Violence Violence - psychology Violence - statistics & numerical data Well Being
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