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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 24.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Dev. 2009 Feb 1;18(1):181–209. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2008.00483.x

Table 5. Correlations Between Exposure To Violence and Moral Judgment Assessments.

Level and Type of Violence Exposure by Scenario

Assessment Mild Violence Severe Violence Total

Witness Victim Total Witness Victim Total
All Children
Aggression Scenario
Initial Transgression ns ns ns ns .20 * ns ns
Distribution of Resources Scenario
Provocation .15 * ns ns .29 ** .17 * .30 ** .19 **

Displaced Children
Aggression Scenario
Initial Transgression ns ns ns ns .22 * ns ns
Distribution of Resources Scenario
Generalizability .24 * ns. ns 21 * ns ns ns
Provocation .21 * ns ns .35 ** ns .34 ** .28**

Note. N = 193. Displaced N = 94. Non-Displaced N = 99

Only groups with significant correlations are shown. ns = non-significant correlation

*

= correlation significant at the .05 level,

**

= correlation significant at the .01 level.