Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2024
Abstract
With high rates of violence exposure among justice-involved youth, it is critical to identify factors that might impact the likelihood of youth engaging in violence themselves. One such factor is sensitivity to context, which describes how sensitive youth are to experiences in their environment. Using an ethnically diverse sample of justice-involved male adolescents (47% Latino, 38% Black/African American, 15% White) aged 13-17 at the time of their first arrest, the results of this study indicate that exposure to violence was related to increased violent behavior six months later, and this effect was strongest among youth who were low in sensitivity to context. These findings may help practitioners identify which youth are at greatest risk for violence in a policy-relevant population.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Journal of Research on Adolescence
First Page
658
Last Page
669
Recommended Citation
Sbeglia, C., Smith, C., Frick, P., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2024). Too sensitive or not sensitive enough? Sensitivity to context and justice-involved youths' response to violence exposure. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 34 (3), 658-669. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12934