"Community Violence Exposure and Children's Academic Functioning" by David Schwartz

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Community Violence Exposure and Children's Academic Functioning

Journal of Educational Psychology (2003)

David Schwartz
Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman, Occidental College

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Abstract

Reports a cross-sectional investigation of the link between community violence exposure and academic difficulties for 237 urban elementary school children. Analyses indicated that community violence exposure was associated with poor academic performance. These relations appear to be mediated by symptoms of depression and disruptive behavior. (Contains 60 references and 3 tables.) (GCP)

Disciplines

Child Psychology,
Psychology and
School Psychology

Publication Date

March, 2003

Citation Information

David Schwartz and Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman. "Community Violence Exposure and Children's Academic Functioning" Journal of Educational Psychology Vol. 95 Iss. 1 (2003)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/andrea_gormanhopmeyer/10/