Externalizing and internalizing symptoms, but not posttraumatic stress symptoms, mediate the association between community violence exposure and later school engagement¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2013 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Externalizing symptoms fully mediated and internalizing symptoms partially mediated the community violence to school engagement relationship. → Borofsky Larissa A. 2013 q3 i? Posttraumatic stress symptoms were associated with community violence but not with school engagement, so mediation criteria were not met. → Borofsky Larissa A. 2013 (2)

Evidence¶

Borofsky Larissa A. 2013¶

Borofsky Larissa A., Kellerman Ilana, Baucom Brian, Oliver Pamella H., Margolin Gayla. (2013). Community Violence Exposure and Adolescents' School Engagement and Academic Achievement Over Time. Psychology of Violence. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0034121

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Hierarchical multiple regression with 118 adolescents testing symptom mediators. Time 1 community violence related to time 2 school engagement (β = −.27, p = .003), to externalizing (β = .39, p < .001) and internalizing (β = .25, p = .006); indirect-effect CIs were −.04, −.01 (externalizing) and −.02, −.0003 (internalizing).

"Finally, externalizing symptoms were found to significantly mediate the relationship between time 1 community violence exposure and time 2 school engagement, such that community violence and school engagement were no longer significantly related once externalizing symptoms were included in the model. Internalizing symptoms also reduced this relationship and were found to be a significant partial mediator."

Borofsky Larissa A. 2013 (2)¶

Borofsky Larissa A., Kellerman Ilana, Baucom Brian, Oliver Pamella H., Margolin Gayla. (2013). Community Violence Exposure and Adolescents' School Engagement and Academic Achievement Over Time. Psychology of Violence. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0034121

q3 · i? · associational · r2

In the same regression series, adolescent-reported posttraumatic stress symptoms (Youth Symptom Survey Checklist, α = .89) related to community violence but "were not significantly correlated with school engagement", so mediation was not tested.

"Posttraumatic stress symptoms, although associated with community violence, β = .27, t(116) = 3.02, p = .003, were not significantly correlated with school engagement, thus mediation effects were not assessed because criteria for mediation were not met (Baron & Kenny, 1986)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Earlier community violence exposure inversely predicts later school engagement, but earlier school engagement does not predict later community violence exposure — related
• Internalizing, externalizing, and posttraumatic stress symptoms do not mediate the association between community violence exposure and GPA — related
• School engagement partially mediates the association between earlier community violence exposure and later cumulative GPA — related
• Community violence detrimentally impacts youth and communities, motivating a well-founded educational response — related