Socialization of Coping With Community Violence: Influences of Caregiver Coaching, Modeling, and Family Context

• Wendy Kliewer ^[1] ; Katie Adams Parrish ^[1] ; Kelli W. Taylor ^[1] ; Kate Jackson ^[1] ; Jean M. Walker ^[1] ; Victoria A. Shivy ^[1]
  1. [1] Virginia Commonwealth University

     Virginia Commonwealth University

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Child development, ISSN 0009-3920, Vol. 77, Nº. 3, 2006, págs. 605-623
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A socialization model of coping with community violence was tested in 101 African American adolescents (55% male, ages 9–13) and their maternal caregivers living in high-violence areas of a mid-sized, southeastern city. Participants completed interviews assessing caregiver coping, family context, and child adjustment. Caregiver–child dyads also discussed a film clip depicting community violence. Parental coaching (caregivers' strategies suggesting how to cope) and child-reported coping were coded from the discussion. Coaching, modeling (caregivers' own coping), and family context each contributed to children's coping with violence. Children's problem-focused coping in response to violence had the strongest associations with changes in their adjustment 6 months later. Implications for interventions with youth and families are discussed.