Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with school violencevictimization among African American youth. Methods: African American students in 7th through 12thgrade (n=7,488) in schools within one Metropolitan area completed the Pride National Drug Survey.Results: Chi Square analyses revealed that school violence victimization signi cantly diff ered based ongrade. Logistic regression analyses indicated that prosocial behavior involvement (i.e., do you make goodgrades; do you take part in school sports teams; do you take part in school activities; do you take part incommunity activities; do you attend church or synagogue, etc.) did not signi cantly impact school violencevictimization. Discussion: Findings should be considered by health educators and prevention specialistswhen developing programs and eff orts to prevent school violence victimization among African Americanstudents.
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