Children's Exposure to Community Violence
- 1 June 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Nursing Scholarship
- Vol. 33 (2) , 167-173
Abstract
Purpose: To analyze the effects of exposure to chronic community violence on children and adolescents.Design: An integrative review of the literature was conducted on reports of studies about children's exposure to community violence.Sources: Studies for analysis were identified through a literature search of relevant topics in Medline, CINAHL, and PsycINFO.Conclusions: Exposure to community violence is related to significant stress and depression in children. Evidence on how exposure to violence affects children's growth patterns, intellectual growth, school performance, decision‐making ability, or their hope for a future is needed.Keywords
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