Children's exposure to violence: exploring developmental pathways to diverse outcomes.
Identifying mechanisms that explain the children's differential vulnerability to violence exposure is an important research focus. Developmentally sensitive theories and methods are recommended to better understand children's risk and resilience to violence exposure. Examples are provided of promising research that links violence exposure to subtle deviations in children's emotional, cognitive, and physiological functioning, and to disruptions in the family environment.
Margolin
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Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1061, USA. margolin@usc.edu
D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D002669:Child Welfare; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States