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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Witnessing community violence in residential neighborhoods: A mental health hazard for urban women
Journal of Urban Health, Volume 85, No. 1, Year 2008
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Description
We examined the prevalence and psychological correlates of witnessing community violence among women of low socioeconomic status living in urban neighborhoods in the northeastern United States. Three hundred eighty-six women receiving their health care at an urban community health center were sampled to assess their violence exposures. Women were asked to report the location and timing of their exposure to witnessing violent neighborhood events in which they were not participants. The Brief Symptoms Inventory was used to assess anxiety and depressive symptoms. Controlling for marital status, educational attainment, age, and intimate partner violence victimization, women who witnessed violent acts in their neighborhoods were twice as likely to experience depressive and anxiety symptoms compared to women who did not witness community violence. Central American-born women had particularly high exposures. We conclude that witnessing neighborhood violence is a pervasive experience in this urban cohort, and is associated with anxiety and depressive symptoms, even among women who are not direct participants in violence to which they are exposed. Community violence interventions must incorporate efforts to protect the mental health of adult women who witness events in their neighborhoods. © 2007 The New York Academy of Medicine.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ryan, Louise M.
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Kawachi, Ichiro I.
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Berkman, Lisa F.
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Wright, Rosalind John
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Statistics
Citations: 122
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s11524-007-9229-8
ISSN:
14682869
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy
Mental Health
Violence And Injury
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Participants Gender
Female