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- Influence
The prevalence and consequences of exposure to violence among African-American youth.
- K. Fitzpatrick, J. Boldizar
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of the American Academy of Child and…
- 1 March 1993
The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between chronic exposure to community violence and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in a nonrandom sample (N = 221) of… Expand
Exposure to violence and presence of depression among low-income, African-American youth.
- K. Fitzpatrick
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
- 1 June 1993
Distributional properties and correlates of the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) were presented for a sample (n = 221) of low-income, African-American youths between 7 and 18 years of age. The… Expand
Depressive symptomatology, exposure to violence, and the role of social capital among African American adolescents.
- K. Fitzpatrick, B. Piko, Darlene R. Wright, M. Lagory
- Psychology, Medicine
- The American journal of orthopsychiatry
- 1 April 2005
Focusing on the role of capital as both personal and social resources for adolescents, the authors examined depressive symptomatology among a sample of 10- to 18-year-old African American youths… Expand
Fighting among America's youth: a risk and protective factors approach.
- K. Fitzpatrick
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of health and social behavior
- 1 June 1997
Using three nationally representative, stratified samples of youth, this paper examines health-comprising behavior (fighting) using a risk and protective factors model. In addition, the interplay… Expand
Does class matter? SES and psychosocial health among Hungarian adolescents.
- B. Pikó, K. Fitzpatrick
- Psychology, Medicine
- Social science & medicine
- 1 September 2001
Previous research finds a significant relationship between socioeconomic inequalities and health status: individuals with lower income, education, and occupational prestige have and report more… Expand
Unhealthy Places: The Ecology of Risk in the Urban Landscape
- K. Fitzpatrick, M. Lagory
- Geography
- 24 February 2000
Aggression and environmental risk among low-income African-American youth.
- K. Fitzpatrick
- Psychology, Medicine
- The Journal of adolescent health : official…
- 1 September 1997
PURPOSE
This study examined the extent to which individual, family, and environmental factors discriminated between aggressive and nonaggressive African-American youth.
METHODS
One hundred fifty… Expand
Intersecting Social Affiliations and Intermarriage
- P. Blau, C. Beeker, K. Fitzpatrick
- Sociology
- 1 March 1984
A macrosociological theory's central principle, suggested by Simmel's concepts of crosscutting social circles and web of group affiliations, is that intersecting social differences promote intergroup… Expand
Criminal victimization among the homeless
- K. Fitzpatrick, M. Gory, F. Ritchey
- Psychology
- 1 September 1993
Our study examines the prevalence and consequences of criminal victimization in a quota sample of homeless adults. This already besieged population experienced considerably higher rates of… Expand
Policy, School Structure, and Sociodemographic Effects on Statewide High School Dropout Rates.
- K. Fitzpatrick, W. Yoels
- Sociology
- 1992
This article examines the effects of state policy, sociodemographic composition, and school structure on high school dropout rates in 1980. The findings support a mediating model in which state… Expand