“How Am I Supposed to Act?”: Adapting Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory to Understand the Developmental Impacts of Multiple Forms of Violence

Authors

Kalen Flynn, University of Pennsylvania
Brenda Mathias, University of California, Berkeley

Abstract

ecological systems; multiple forms of violence; neighborhoods; qualitative; youth

Publication Title

Journal of Adolescent Research

Recommended Citation

Flynn, K., & Mathias, B. (2025). “How Am I Supposed to Act?”: Adapting Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory to Understand the Developmental Impacts of Multiple Forms of Violence. Journal of Adolescent Research, 40 (1), 192-225. https://doi.org/10.1177/07435584231159674