Author ORCID Identifier
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-29-2010
Abstract
We assessed community violence, school engagement, negative peer influences, mental health problems, and human immunodeficiency virus risk among 563 black adolescents. Boys reported higher rates of community violence exposures and gang involvement, while girls reported higher mental health distress. In the presence of multiple risk factors, negative peer norms were the strongest correlate of human immunodeficiency virus risk behaviors.
Keywords
community violence, HIV risks, psychological problems, school engagement
Publication Title
Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume
46
Issue
6
First Page
600
Last Page
602
Rights
© 2010 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Recommended Citation
Voisin DR, Neilands TB. Community violence and health risk factors among adolescents on Chicago's southside: does gender matter? J Adolesc Health. 2010 Jun;46(6):600-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.11.213. Epub 2010 Jan 29. PMID: 20472218; PMCID: PMC2909678.
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Comments
This is a peer reviewed Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Elsevier in Journal of Adolescent Health, available at: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.11.213