Selected References in Violence Prevention

Almgren, G. The ecological context of interpersonal violence: From culture to collective efficacy. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Vol 20 (2) Feb 2005, 218-224. Sage Publications, US.

Anderson, C.A., & Dill, K.E. (2000). Video games and aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behavior in the laboratory and in life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78, 772-790.

Bent-Goodley, T.B. (2005). Culture and domestic violence: Transforming knowledge development. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Vol 20 (2) Feb 2005, 195-203. Sage Publications, US.

Finkelhor, D., Ormrod, R., et al. (2005). The victimization of children and youth: A comprehensive, national survey. Child Maltreatment: Journal of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. Vol 10 (1) Feb 2005, 5-25. Sage Publications, US.

Gershoff, E.T. (2002). Corporal punishment by parents and associated child behaviors and experiences: A meta-analytic and theoretical review. Psychological Bulletin Vol 128 (4), 2002, 529-539. American Psychological Association, US.

Hay, D.F., Pawlby, S., et al. (2003). Pathways to violence in the children of mothers who were depressed postpartum. Developmental Psychology. Vol 39 (6). American Psychological Association, US.

Humphreys, J., Sharps, P.W., Campbell, J.C. (2005). What we know and what we still need to learn. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Vol 20 (2) Feb 2005, 182-187. Sage Publications, US.

Kumpfer, K.L., & Alvarado, R. (2003). Family-strengthening approaches for the prevention of youth problem behaviors. American Psychologist Vol 58 (6/7), 457-465. American Psychological Association, US.

Kuntsche, E.N. & Wicki, M. (2004). When parents hit their children—Changes in violent parental behaviors and its associations with violent adolescent behaviors from 1998 to 2002 in Switzerland. Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht. Vol 51 (3) 2994, 189-200. Ernst Reinhardt Verlag, Germany.

Levin, D.E., & Carlsson-Paige, N. (2003). Marketing violence: The special toll on young children of color. Journal of Negro Education. Vol 72 (4) 2003, 427-437. Associations of American University Presses/Howard University Press, US.

Marcus, R.F. (1999). The early childhood roots of violence and non-violence: What we can do. Early Child Development and Care. Vol 155, 51-59. Oversears Publishers Association, NV.

Mears, D.P., & Visher, C.A. (2005). Trends in understanding and addressing domestic violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Vol 20 (2) Feb 2005, 204-211. Sage Publications, US.

Saltzmann, K.M., & Eckhardt, C. (2005). The psychobiology of children exposed to marital violence. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. Vol 34 (1) Feb 2005, 129-139. Lawrence Erlbaum, US.

Sox, R. Integrative review of recent child witnesses to violence research. Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners. Vol 8 (2) 2004, 68-78. Springer Publishing, US.

Spalek, B. (2003). Engendering violence: Heterosexual interpersonal violence from childhood to adult. International Review of Victimology. Vol 10 (2) 2003, 188-189. AB Academic Publishers, United Kingdom.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2001). Youth violence: A report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: Author.

Vandewater, E.A., Lee, J.H., et al. (2005). Family conflict and violent electronic media use in school-aged children. Media Psychology. Vol 7 (1) Feb 2005, 73-86. Lawrence Erlbaum, US.

Webster-Stratton, C. (1998). Preventing conduct problems in head start children: Strengthening parenting competencies. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. Vol 66 (5), American Psychological Association, US.