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Understanding violence requires examining social cognitions. Cognitive behavioral interventions can modify these cognitions, potentially reducing future violence involvement among men in high-violence neighborhoods.

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  • Criminology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Violence is a complex issue with varied individual responses.
  • Understanding the cognitive factors influencing violent behavior is crucial for intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore how past violence exposure shapes social cognitions.
  • To identify specific social cognitions linked to violence involvement.
  • To assess the impact of cognitive behavioral intervention on these cognitions.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted 99 in-depth interviews with men in high-violence Chicago neighborhoods.
  • Focused on participants of a community violence intervention program.
  • Analyzed social cognitions related to interpreting social situations and guiding behavior.

Main Results:

  • Identified three key social cognitions associated with violence: threat misinterpretation, limited behavioral responses, and dispositional attributions.
  • Participants reported that the cognitive behavioral component shifted these cognitions.
  • These shifts were associated with reduced violence involvement.

Conclusions:

  • Specific social cognitions play a significant role in violence.
  • These violence-associated cognitions appear modifiable through cognitive behavioral interventions.
  • Findings support the hypothesis that targeting social cognitions can be an effective violence reduction strategy.