At Both Ends of the Gun: Testing the Relationship Between Community Violence Exposure and Youth Violent Behavior

A preliminary examination of emotional a

A preliminary examination of emotional and cognitive mediators in the relations between violence exposure and violent behaviors in youth

✍ Maureen A. Allwood; Debora J. Bell 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 149 KB

## Abstract This study examined the possible mediational roles of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and acceptance of violence cognitions in the association between violence exposure and youth violent behaviors. This study also examined whether the strength of the relations between expo