Reyes Juan C, Robles Rafaela R, Colón Hector M, Negrón Juan, Matos Tomas D, Calderón José, Pérez Olga M
Universidad Central del Caribe, Puerto Rico.
J Interpers Violence. 2008 Nov;23(11):1499-512. doi: 10.1177/0886260508314311. Epub 2008 Mar 4.
This study investigates the role of neighborhoods in adolescent violence in poor neighborhoods in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The study is part of a larger longitudinal project examining risk and resilience in adolescents' ages 12 to 15 years old and their caregivers. Using a cross-sectional design, a self-completion questionnaire, and an interviewer questionnaire, the authors assessed violent behaviors among participants across demographics, characteristics, and neighborhood social disorganization using the concepts of physical disorders and social disorder. Adolescent violence was positively associated with social disorder. The finding that adults in these neighborhoods walk around with visible firearms and engage in fighting, may have led adolescents to perceive that violence is an accepted behavior. Furthermore, socially disorganized neighborhoods might be less likely to organize on their own behalf because the occurrence of negative experience limits the amount of social support and resources that are available in the neighborhood.
本研究调查了波多黎各圣胡安贫困社区中邻里关系在青少年暴力行为中所起的作用。该研究是一个更大的纵向项目的一部分，该项目考察12至15岁青少年及其照顾者的风险和复原力。作者采用横断面设计、自填式问卷和访谈者问卷，运用身体紊乱和社会紊乱的概念，评估了不同人口统计学特征、个人特征以及社区社会失序状况的参与者的暴力行为。青少年暴力行为与社会失序呈正相关。这些社区中的成年人携带明显可见的枪支四处走动并参与斗殴，这一现象可能导致青少年认为暴力是一种可接受的行为。此外，社会失序的社区可能不太可能为自身利益组织起来，因为负面经历的发生限制了社区可获得的社会支持和资源数量。
