Exposure to Violence during Adolescence as a Predictor of Perceived Stress Trajectories in Emerging Adulthood

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• Alternative Title:
  J Appl Dev Psychol
• Personal Author:
  Heinze, Justin E. ; Stoddard, Sarah A. ; Aiyer, Sophie M. ; Eisman, Andria B. ; Zimmerman, Marc A.
• Description:
  Early exposure to violence during adolescence is related to negative psycho-social outcomes later in life. In the present study, we examined the influence of cumulative exposure to violence during adolescence and trajectories of perceived stress in emerging adulthood in a sample of at-risk urban youth (| = 850; 80.1% African American; 50% female). Growth curve modeling indicated an overall decrease in reported stress as individuals aged. Baseline levels of violence exposure (| = 14.9) were associated with higher perceived stress levels in emerging adulthood (| = 20.1), but also slightly more negative perceived stress slopes from adolescence into emerging adulthood (| = 15.9-22.1). Individuals reporting increased violence exposure over time during adolescence also reported higher perceived stress levels in emerging adulthood (| = 20.1). Associations held after controlling for demographics and baseline functioning variables. The results suggest that violence exposure may disrupt normative adaptation to daily stressors in emerging adulthood.
• Subjects:
  Article Exposure To Violence Perceived Stress Transition To Adulthood
• Source:
  J Appl Dev Psychol. 49:31-38.
• Pubmed ID:
  28966425
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5613758
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 DA007484/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States ; U01 CE002698/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  49
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9af34f6b3fcd71f3c3f5085c1414a1c803b5646bda7da6ae8aa33b3dd5f4d238
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/53379/cdc_53379_DS1.pdf
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