title: Adolescent experiences of violence and relation to violence perpetration beyond young adulthood among an urban sample of Black and African American males.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to determine if experiences of physical violence during early and late adolescence (12-21 years) places urban Black males at increased risk for interpersonal violence perpetration beyond young adulthood (30 years and older). Participants of this cross-sectional study were Black and African American men (N = 455) between the ages of 30 and 65 years, recruited from four urban clinical sites in the Northeast. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to analyze the relation of adolescent experiences of violence to: (1) past 6 month street violence involvement and (2) past year intimate partner violence perpetration. Ten percent of the sample reported that they experienced adolescent victimization. Men reporting adolescent victimization were significantly more likely to report past 6-month street violence involvement (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) = 3.2, 95 % CI = 1.7-6.3) and past 6 month intimate partner violence perpetration (AOR = 2.8, 95 % CI = 1.8-5.4) compared to men who did not report such victimization. Study findings suggest that in order to prevent adulthood perpetration of violence, more work is needed to address experiences of victimization among young Black males, particularly violence experienced during adolescence.
authors: Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University School of Public Health, 2175 K Street, Suite 700, Washington, DC, USA, elizared7@gmail.com.
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Reed
authors: Danielle A
authors: DA
authors: Lawrence
authors: M C
authors: MC
authors: Santana
authors: C Seth L
authors: CS
authors: Welles
authors: C Robert
authors: CR
authors: Horsburgh
authors: Jay G
authors: JG
authors: Silverman
authors: John A
authors: JA
authors: Rich
authors: Anita
authors: A
authors: Raj
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult; D001741:Black or African American
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