Parental self-control and the development of male aggression in early childhood: a longitudinal test of self-control theory

A number of studies have evaluated associations between parenting practices, adolescent self-control, and adolescent antisocial behavior. Yet, few studies have examined associations between these constructs in early childhood or examined the extent to which both maternal and paternal self-control sh...

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Autor principal: Meldrum, Ryan Charles (Autor)
Otros Autores: Verhoeven, Marjolein ; Junger, Marianne
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2018
En: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Año: 2018, Volumen: 62, Número: 4, Páginas: 935-957
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
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Palabras clave:
Childhood aggression
Child self-control
Erziehung
Gottfredson, Michael R.
Hirschi, Travis
Kindheitsentwicklung
Kontrolltheorie
Parental self-control
Parenting practices
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Sumario:A number of studies have evaluated associations between parenting practices, adolescent self-control, and adolescent antisocial behavior. Yet, few studies have examined associations between these constructs in early childhood or examined the extent to which both maternal and paternal self-control shapes them. To address these gaps, the current study utilizes longitudinal data collected on a sample of 117 Dutch boys and their parents to investigate the across time interrelationships between parental self-control, ineffective parenting, child self-control, and child aggression. The results provide evidence of an indirect association between maternal self-control and early childhood self-control through maternal ineffective parenting, an indirect association between maternal ineffective parenting and early childhood aggression through early childhood self-control, and an indirect association between maternal self-control and early childhood aggression through both maternal ineffective parenting and early childhood self-control. In contrast, paternal self-control and paternal ineffective parenting were unrelated to child self-control and child aggression. The implications and limitations of the study are discussed.
ISSN:1552-6933
DOI:10.1177/0306624X16662921