Sustained Impact of Adolescent Violence Histories on Early Adulthood Outcomes

• NCJ Number: 243417
• Journal: Victims & Offenders Volume: 8 Issue: 2 Dated: April - June 2013 Pages: 231-252
• Author(s): Patricia Logan-Greene; Paula S. Nurius; Carole Hooven; Elaine A. Thompson
• Date Published: April 2013
• Length: 22 pages
• Grant Number(s): R01 NR03550; TL1 RR 025016; 5 T32 MH20010
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Mental Health; National Institute for Nursing Research; National Ctr for Research Resources
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study examined violence exposure in adolescence and its impact on early adulthood psychosocial functioning.

Abstract

A history of victimization and violence perpetration are well-established risk factors that hamper positive development in early adulthood, yet their separate and overlapping effects are rarely examined simultaneously, confounding understanding of their relative impacts. This study follows a diverse sample of at-risk adolescents (N=570) into early adulthood, comparing roles and resources, stress and distress, and maladaptive behaviors for those with a history of no violence, victimization only, perpetration only, and both perpetration and victimization. Results demonstrate four distinctive profiles, although all violence-exposed youth report more problems in the three assessed domains relative to those with no violence histories. Implications for intervention are discussed. Abstract published by arrangement with Taylor and Francis.