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Below is the presentation abstract details for my project:
Abstract Title: Relationships Between Perceived School Climate, Exposure to
Community Violence and Mental Health Problems in Asian-American And Latinx
Youth
Abstract Authors: Abigail Gonzalez Bejarano, Marjorie Llanera, Blanche
Wright M.A., and Anna S. Lau, Ph.D.
Institution Name: University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract: Research demonstrates that exposure to community violence is
related to internalizing and externalizing mental health difficulties in
youth (Willemen et al., 2008). However, students with a positive perception
of school bond have lower levels of behavioral problems (Maddox et al.,
2003), while those with negative perceptions of school safety have higher
levels of depressive symptoms (Maffini, 2016). The current study examines
protective factors (i.e. school bond) and risk factors (i.e. community
violence & school disenfranchisement) of the mental health status of
racial/ethnic minority youth. The sample is 2172 students within an urban
school district; 51.1% were male and 57% were in high school (range: 4th-12
th). 63.12% were Asian-American, and 36.88% were Latinx. Aligned with
hypotheses, regression analysis reveals that school bond is a protective
factor (*B* = -1.72; p<.001), while community violence (*B* = 1.47; p<.001),
and disenfranchisement (*B* = 2.62; p<.001) are risk factors to mental
health difficulties. Moderation analyses revealed significant differences
in the relationships for School Disenfranchisement, Community Violence, and
mental health difficulties by race/ethnicity.
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