There is a lack of knowledge about specific components that make interventions effective in
preventing or reducing child maltreatment. The aim of the present meta-analysis was to …

This review examines theoretical and empirical literature on children's reactions to three
types of violence—child maltreatment, community violence, and interparental violence. In …

This chapter describes the major developments in the field of resilience since its inception
more than 40 years ago, and presents a brief history on resilience. It elucidates critical …

Meta-analytic techniques were used to estimate the effects of exposure to community
violence on mental health outcomes across 114 studies. Community violence had its …

Objective To determine prevalence estimates of exposure to trauma and 12-month rates of
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among juvenile detainees by demographic subgroups …

Recent empirical work on the distribution, determinants, and consequences of children and
adolescents' witnessing of community violence are reviewed. Major findings across studies …

This widely used practitioner resource and course text provides an engaging overview of
developmental theory and research, with a focus on what practitioners need to know. The …

Most research on strain theory has focused on the effect of personally experienced strain on
delinquency. This study focused on vicarious and anticipated strain; vicarious strain refers to …

Although research has found that urban youth are exposed to excessive levels of community
violence, few studies have focused on the factors that alter the risk of exposure to violence or …

The current review focuses on the construct of psychopathy, conceptualized as a clinical
entity that is fundamentally distinct from a heterogeneous collection of syndromes …