title: Risk and Protective Profiles Among Never Exposed, Single Form, and Multiple Form Violence Exposed Youth.
abstract: This investigation integrated violence exposure with critical risk and protective factors linked to healthy adolescent adaptation and transition into early adulthood. A racially diverse sample of 848 adolescents identified as at-risk for school drop-out were assessed for no, single, or multiple forms of violence exposure. MANOVA tests revealed that youth with single form victimization fared more poorly than never-exposed youth, and that multiple-form victimization held the greatest jeopardy to development. Youth with multiple-form victimization reported significantly elevated risk factors (emotional distress, life stress, suicide risk, risky behaviors) and lower protective factors (social support, school engagement, family structure) than both single-form and never-exposed youth. Implications are discussed for preventive and early intervention programming and for examining the transition of at-risk youth into young adulthood.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington.
authors.forename: Paula S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Nurius
authors.forename: Patricia L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: Jerald R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Herting
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hooven
authors.forename: Elaine A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Thompson