28. Future Orientation as a Cross-Cutting Protective Factor Against Multiple Forms of Violence

Future orientation, defined as hopes and plans for the future, is associated with multiple prosocial outcomes, and has been linked to lower levels of youth violence perpetration. Much research to date has used deficit-based measures of future orientation, limited violence outcomes, and focused on youth in suburban settings. Situating our work within the CDC ’s “Connecting the Dots” framework of shared violence prevention risk and protective factors, we examined associations between future orientation and multiple violence outcomes among a sample of youth from Pittsburgh, PA.
Source: Journal of Adolescent Health - Category: Child Development Authors: Source Type: research