Biblioteca DGRSP


P.324
Analítico de Periódico



SHIELDS, Nancy
The effects of community violence on children in Cape Town, South Africa
Child Abuse & Neglect - The International Journal, St. Louis, V.32,n.5(May 2008), p.589-601


VIOLÊNCIA, DISTÚRBIOS PSICOLÓGICOS

The primary objective of the study was to investigate the relationship between exposure to community violence (neighborhood, school, police, and gang violence) and psychological distress in a sample of children living in the Cape Town, South Africa area. Another objective was to identify variables that moderate and mediate the relationship between exposure to community violence and psychological distress.