Preventing Violence through Participation in Community Building in Youth

Chau-kiu Cheung ()
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Chau-kiu Cheung: City University of Hong Kong

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2022, vol. 17, issue 3, No 26, 1725-1743

Abstract: Abstract Youth’s participation in community service is a proposed but uncharted way to prevent their violent perpetration. To clarify the preventive function, this study analyzes two-wave panel survey data on 1,710 Chinese youths in Hong Kong according to empowerment theory. Specifically, the theory posits that empowerment functions when it targets youth plagued by powerlessness. Two hypothesized conditions of relative powerlessness are being female and living in poor housing. Results support the hypotheses when participation in community service appeared to prevent violent perpetration, and the prevention was greater under the two powerless conditions. These results importantly emerged with the control for prior violent perpetration and adjustment for selectivity into the participation. The results thus imply the value of inviting youth to participate in community service to prevent their violent perpetration. The invitation can target youth who are female or residing in poor housing.

Keywords: Violence; community service; poor housing; empowerment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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