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Violent behavior by girls reporting violent victimization: a prospective study.

Beth E Molnar1, Angela Browne, Magdalena Cerda

  • 1Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard Youth Violence Prevention Center, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA. bmolnar@hsph.harvard.edu

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
|August 3, 2005
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Adolescent girls who experienced violence were more likely to perpetrate it. Community violence and poverty also increased girls' aggression, highlighting the need for safer environments.

Area of Science:

  • Criminology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Adolescent girls' violent perpetration is a significant public health concern.
  • Understanding risk factors for female youth violence is crucial for prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the link between individual victimization and neighborhood violence on adolescent girls' subsequent violent behavior.
  • To investigate the impact of community-level violence on female youth aggression.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal, multilevel analysis of data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods.
  • In-home interviews with 637 girls (ages 9-15 at baseline) and caregivers over approximately 24-month intervals.
  • Hierarchical regression and propensity score methods used to analyze self-reported violent behavior.

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Main Results:

  • Girls reporting prior violent victimization had 2.2 times higher odds of violent behavior.
  • Neighborhood homicides and concentrated poverty were associated with increased aggression in girls.
  • Violent behavior prevalence decreased over time, from 38% at baseline to 14% at the third interview.

Conclusions:

  • Enhancing community and home safety may decrease violent perpetration among adolescent girls.
  • Recognizing violent perpetration as a potential consequence of victimization is vital for identifying and supporting adolescent survivors.
  • Interventions should address both individual trauma and neighborhood-level risk factors.