Community violence exposure and severe posttraumatic stress in suburban American youth: risk and protective factors

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 539-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Löfving–Gupta ◽  
Frank Lindblad ◽  
Andrew Stickley ◽  
Mary Schwab-Stone ◽  
Vladislav Ruchkin
Keyword(s):  
Protective Factors ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Community Violence ◽  
Violence Exposure ◽  
Risk And Protective Factors ◽  
Community Violence Exposure

Community Violence

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil B. Guterman ◽  
Muhammad Haj-Yahia
Keyword(s):  
Protective Factors ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Community Violence ◽  
Violence Exposure ◽  
Risk And Protective Factors ◽  
Community Violence Exposure ◽  
Preventive Strategies ◽  
Early Evidence ◽  
Present Understanding

Community violence represents a widespread concern receiving increasing attention by social workers. This article considers the problem of community violence and our present understanding of its extent and consequences. Evidence is growing that identifies risk and protective factors linked with community violence exposure, particularly those of a demographic nature. At present early evidence points to potentially helpful ameliorative and preventive strategies for social workers to consider at the micro and macro levels.

EXPLORING ADOLESCENT COMMUNITY VIOLENCE EXPOSURE AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS CROSS-CULTURALLY IN ISRAEL

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Vorhies Klodnick ◽  
Neil Guterman ◽  
Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia ◽  
Becky Leshem
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Community Violence ◽  
Violence Exposure ◽  
Community Violence Exposure

Trauma Type and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as Predictors of Parenting Stress in Trauma-Exposed Mothers

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina K. Wilson ◽  
Elena Padrón ◽  
Kristin W. Samuelson
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Community Violence ◽  
Violence Exposure ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Ptsd Symptom ◽  
Trauma Exposure ◽  
Community Violence Exposure ◽  
Trauma Type

Trauma exposure is associated with various parenting difficulties, but few studies have examined relationships between trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and parenting stress. Parenting stress is an important facet of parenting and mediates the relationship between parental trauma exposure and negative child outcomes (Owen, Thompson, & Kaslow, 2006). We examined trauma type (child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, community violence, and non-interpersonal traumas) and PTSD symptoms as predictors of parenting stress in a sample of 52 trauma-exposed mothers. Community violence exposure and PTSD symptom severity accounted for significant variance in parenting stress. Further analyses revealed that emotional numbing was the only PTSD symptom cluster accounting for variance in parenting stress scores. Results highlight the importance of addressing community violence exposure and emotion regulation difficulties with trauma-exposed mothers.

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