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Lucybel Mendez1, Michaela M Mozley1, Patricia K Kerig1
1The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
|June 10, 2020
Summary
Racial discrimination significantly predicts delinquency and risk-taking in detained youth, even when accounting for other traumas. This highlights its unique impact on offending behaviors.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Criminology
- Sociology
Background:
- The race-based traumatic stress model links racial discrimination to adverse youth outcomes.
- Existing research often overlooks the influence of other traumatic events on these associations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the relationship between racial discrimination and posttraumatic stress, internalizing, and externalizing symptoms in detained youth.
- To determine if racial discrimination predicts these outcomes independently of other trauma exposures.
Main Methods:
- Hierarchical linear regressions were used.
- The study analyzed data from 266 detained youth (79% boys, 60% ethnic minority).
- Self-reported racial discrimination and other trauma exposures were assessed.
Main Results:
- Racial discrimination significantly predicted delinquency and risk-taking.
- It did not predict other externalizing/internalizing problems or posttraumatic stress symptoms.
- These findings held true after controlling for other trauma exposures.
Conclusions:
- Racial discrimination is a key factor in understanding offending behavior among detained youth.
- Its impact on delinquency and risk-taking is distinct from other traumatic experiences.
- Further research should explore targeted interventions for racial discrimination's effects.
Keywords:
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