Description

Prior research has assisted in developing theory,
definitions for purposes of diagnoses, and has
identified a variety of psychological problems
likely caused community violence. Research has
failed, however, to uncover solutions and
preventative measures for avoidance of this
traumatic stress. The current study seeks to find
whether extra-curricular activities in the past and
present serve as a mediator to locus of control and
coping in persons exposed to community violence in
adolescence and adulthood using a college sample.
The current study added to research that extra-
curricular activities alone may not have an impact
on coping skills and internal locus of control in
those exposed. This study has continued a discussion
in exposure intervention and treatment of symptoms.
This will help clinicians find new ways to treat the
mass amount of people who are affected by a high
amount of community violence exposure.