Buffering effects of activities upon community violence exposure

Prior research has assisted in developing theory,
definitions for purposes of diagnoses, and has
identified a variety of psychological problems
likely caused community violence. Research has
failed, however, to uncover solutions and
preventative measures for avoidance of this
traumatic stress. The current study seeks to find
whether extra-curricular activities in the past and
present serve as a mediator to locus of control and
coping in persons exposed to community violence in
adolescence and adulthood using a college sample.
The current study added to research that extra-
curricular activities alone may not have an impact
on coping skills and internal locus of control in
those exposed. This study has continued a discussion
in exposure intervention and treatment of symptoms.
This will help clinicians find new ways to treat the
mass amount of people who are affected by a high
amount of community violence exposure.

Autorentext

Tiffany R. Johnson, MS: Studied Clinical Psychology at Northwestern State University. Graduate student in PsyD program of clinical psychology at Argosy University Denver. Currently employed at Community Reach Center as a Residential Mental Health Clinician.

Klappentext

Prior research has assisted in developing theory, definitions for purposes of diagnoses, and has identified a variety of psychological problems likely caused community violence. Research has failed, however, to uncover solutions and preventative measures for avoidance of this traumatic stress. The current study seeks to find whether extra-curricular activities in the past and present serve as a mediator to locus of control and coping in persons exposed to community violence in adolescence and adulthood using a college sample. The current study added to research that extra-curricular activities alone may not have an impact on coping skills and internal locus of control in those exposed. This study has continued a discussion in exposure intervention and treatment of symptoms. This will help clinicians find new ways to treat the mass amount of people who are affected by a high amount of community violence exposure.