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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
THE EFFECTS OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN: A CONSIDERATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN AND RELATED STUDIES
International Journal of Psychology, Volume 25, No. 1, Year 1990
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This paper considers two propositions which have recently been advanced in debates in South Africa and elsewhere. The first is that children exposed to political violence will necessarily be emotionally damaged by the experience. The second is that exposed children will be socialised to endorse violence as a dominant mode of conflict resolution. Both these propositions are contested by referring to research conducted in South Africa and abroad. It is argued that attempts to understand the psychological sequellae of exposure to political violence need to take into account a number of interlinked factors. These include the type of political violence experienced, the child's developmental level and the availability of supports in the family and community. The evidence suggests that there is no simple relationship between exposure to violence and psychological disturbance or endorsement of violent conduct by children. © 1990 International Union of Psychological Science
Authors & Co-Authors
Dawes, Andrew R.L.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
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Citations: 82
Authors: 1
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/00207599008246811
ISSN:
00207594
e-ISSN:
1464066X
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
South Africa