Community Violence Exposure and Children's Academic Functioning

By David Schwartz, A. Gorman. 2003

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Violence Exposure, IQ, Academic Performance, and Children's Perception of Safety: Evidence of Protective Effects (2006, background): “In a study of 237 urban elementary students, Schwartz and Gorman (2003) found that victimization and peer bullying, but not witnessing community violence, were both independently associated with poor academic performance.”
The association of community violence exposure with middle-school achievement: A prospective study (2004, background): “The mediational hypotheses represented an attempted partial replication of the recent findings by Schwartz and Gorman (2003) that suggested depressive symptoms and disruptive behavior each explain the relationship between community violence exposure and academic achievement.”
Exposure to Violent Crime During Incarceration (2009, background): “…nonviolent antisocial behavior (e.g., Gorman-Smith & Tolan, 1998), substance use and abuse (e.g., Farrell & Bruce, 1997), academic performance (e.g., Schwartz & Gorman, 2003), antisocial belief systems (Guerra, Huesmann, & Spindler, 2003), and emotional dysregulation (e.g., Schwartz & Proctor,…”
Bullying, psychosocial adjustment, and academic performance in elementary school. (2005, background): “However, this study did not examine bullies or bully-victims.(9) A large US national survey of middle and high school students found that those who perceive themselves as having belowaverage academic achievement are more likely to be bullies or bully-victims.”
Child refugees, trauma and education: interactionist considerations on social and emotional needs and development (2009, background): “Considering the kinds of traumatic incidents that refugee children may have been exposed to it is worth noting research by Schwartz and Gorman (2003) into the effects of community violence exposure.”
The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Disproportionate Impact on Vulnerable Children and Adolescents (2017, background): “Witnessing violence has been associated with aggressive behavior, poor school performance, and increased mental health difficulties, including depression, anxiety, and trauma (GormanSmith & Tolan, 1998; Margolin & Gordis, 2000; Schwartz & Gorman, 2003).”