PHDCN: Exposure to Violence in Chicago Neighborhoods, 1994-1997

The Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) was a large-scale, interdisciplinary study. One component was the Longitudinal Cohort Study, which followed over 6,000 randomly selected children, adolescents, and young adults and their caregivers. This specific measure, Exposure to Violence (ETV), assessed subjects' experiences with different violent acts and the effects on them, their family, and friends.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between exposure to violence and antisocial behaviors based on the study's focus.
• Analyzing longitudinal trends in violence exposure among youth cohorts in an urban setting.
• Studying the differential impact of various types of violent acts on individuals and their social networks.

Strengths

• Longitudinal design following over 6,000 subjects across multiple cohorts.
• Focus on a specific urban environment (Chicago) allowing for contextual analysis.
• Administered as part of a large-scale, interdisciplinary study with numerous other developmental measures.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for this specific measure is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Harvard University, authored by Felton J. Earls.

Collection Method

Part of a coordinated longitudinal study with randomly selected participants and administered measures.

Time Range

Wave 1, 1994-1997

Geography

Chicago, Illinois, USA