The Cycle of Violence and Disconnection Among Rural Middle School Students

By Michael J. Karcher. Journal of School Violence, 2002

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Abstract A hypothesized relationship between early violent behavior and subsequent connectedness in middle school was examined. Using self-report survey data and a hybrid structural model, the impact of violent behavior on connectedness to teachers and to school among 136 predominantly Caucasian, rural middle school students was examined. After accounting for parenting practices, which explained most of the variance in violence and connectedness, the data revealed a direct effect of violent behavior on connectedness. The data suggest that middle school students who have engaged in violent behavior are likely to experience disconnection from their teachers, and that this disconnection may provide a target for educators' efforts to prevent violence in schools.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Education, Social Psychology

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Citations in the corpus

• The Cycle of Violence Behind Bars: Traumatization and Institutional Misconduct Among Juvenile Delinquents in Confinement (2010, background): “problems (Karcher, 2002), antisocial personality disorder (Luntz & Widom, 1994), risky sexual behaviors (Widom & Kuhns, 1996), depression, suicide and mental health problems (Horwitz, Widom, McLaughlin, & White, 2001; Widom, 1999; Widom, Dumont, & Czaja, 2007), gender differences in criminal offendi”
• Multiple Contexts of School Engagement: Moving Toward a Unifying Framework for Educational Research and Practice (2003, unknown): “improved school safety (Karchur, 2002).”
• The Culture of Bullying in Middle School (2003, background): “Karcher (2002) argues that poor parenting may set into motion a cycle of violence whereby middle school students learn violence from their parents which disrupts their ability to create meaningful connections with their peers and teachers which in turn escalates their probability of future…”
• Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2008. NCES 2009-022/NCJ 226343. (2009, background): “For teachers, incidents of victimization may lead to professional disenchantment and even departure from the profession altogether (Karcher 2002; Smith and Smith 2006).”
• Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2007 (2008, background): “For teachers, incidents of victimization may lead to professional disenchantment and even departure from the profession altogether (Karcher 2002).”
• School connectedness and the transition into and out of health-risk behavior among adolescents: a comparison of social belonging and teacher support. (2004, background): “Karcher (2002) suggests that violence participation lowers connectedness to teachers by causing students to withdraw from school and also by causing teachers to naturally withdraw empathy, praise and acceptance from students they know to have been violent.”
• Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2009. NCES 2010-012/NCJ 228478. (2009, background): “For teachers, incidents of victimization may lead to professional disenchantment and even departure from the profession altogether (Karcher 2002; Smith and Smith 2006).”
• Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2015. NCES 2016-079. NCJ 249758. (2016, background): “For teachers, incidents of victimization may lead to professional disenchantment and even departure from the profession altogether (Karcher 2002; Smith and Smith 2006).”
• The effects of developmental mentoring and high school mentors' attendance on their younger mentees' self‐esteem, social skills, and connectedness (2005, background): “For example, low connectedness to school has been found to predict adolescent depression, risk taking, underachievement, and alienation from peers, teachers, and parents (Bonny, Britto, Klostermann, Hornung, & Slap, 2000; Karcher, 2002; Kuperminc, Blatt, & Leadbeater, 1997).”
• Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2010. NCES 2011-002/NCJ 230812. (2010, background): “For teachers, incidents of victimization may lead to professional disenchantment and even departure from the profession altogether (Karcher 2002; Smith and Smith 2006).”
• Youth Perceptions of Life at School: Contextual Correlates of School Connectedness in Adolescence (2006, background): “Whether reciprocity occurs over time and originates with adults (i.e., students feel respected by adults, are inspired to return this respect, and are thus easier for adults to care for and trust) as Karcher (2002b) suggested, is unclear but worthy of future exploration.”
• The Hemingway Measure of Adolescent Connectedness (2003, background): “Family connectedness may be most relevant to your school in terms of what it suggests children are bringing with them to school: youth who have difficult relationships with mothers, fathers, and siblings transfer those negative expectations about relationships to teachers, friends, and peers ( Karch”