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The ecology of urban violence: its relationship to health promotion behaviors in low-income Black and Latino communities

Sanders-Phillips, Kathy·1996·American Journal of Health Promotion
DOI 10.4278/0890-1171-10.4.308
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this review is to identify and examine relationships between exposure to violence and health promotion behaviors in low-income black and Latino groups. DESIGN: Based on computer surveys of the psychologic, public health, medical, and sociologic literature, approximately 90 previous studies of the impact of exposure to violence on psychologic functioning, perceptions of health and well-being, and health decisions and behavior were identified. This article reviews those studies that examine the relationships between experiences of violence and subsequent feelings of alienation, powerlessness, and hopelessness, and perceptions of health and well-being and studies that examine relationships between alienation, hopelessness, and powerlessness and health promotion behaviors. Studies of health promotion behavior that did not examine or address the impact of exposure to violence are not reviewed in this article. RESULTS: Violence affects low-income communities directly by contributing to rates of mortality, and indirectly by affecting health promotion behaviors. Exposure to violence can result in feelings of powerlessness, hopelessness, and alienation that significantly limit motivation, the extent of involvement, and persistence in overcoming barriers to health promotion behavior. CONCLUSIONS: Future researchers must consider the confounding effects of exposure to violence when investigating differences in health promotion behaviors for low-income black and Latino groups. Community empowerment programs that address the impact of violence and focus on developing control over life and health outcomes may be needed to successfully address the effect of violence on health promotion behavior in low-income, black and Latino communities.

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  • Despite identifying a limited amount of research from LMICs that focused on recovery, the key role of economic sufficiency, housing, and respect of basic human rights in mental health are highly present in literature relating to both LMICs and BME groups.

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Authors
Sanders-Phillips, K.
Venue
American Journal of Health Promotion
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
1996-03
Volume
10
Issue
4
Pages
308-317
ISSN
  • 0890-1171 (ISSN-L)
  • 2168-6602
DOI
10.4278/0890-1171-10.4.308
OpenAlex
W2122502321
Cited by
52
References
89
Citations by year
2021: 8 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2012: 3
FWCI
1.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • American Journal of Health Promotion (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Community Health and Development
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Wellbeing Research
Keywords
urban violence, violence exposure, health promotion behavior, low-income communities, Black communities, Latino communities, powerlessness, hopelessness, alienation, health perception, well-being, community empowerment program, barriers to health behavior
MeSH terms
Black or African American, Ethnicity, Health Promotion, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Models, Psychological, Poverty, Social Alienation, United States, Urban Population, Violence, Health Behavior

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