Anti-social Parental Behaviour, Problematic Parenting and Aggressive Offspring Behaviour during Adulthood: A 25-Year Longitudinal Investigation

Data from a 25-year community-based prospective longitudinal study were used to investigate the role of problematic parenting in the association between a history of anti-social parental behaviour and subsequent offspring aggression during adulthood. Parents with a history of anti-social behaviour w...

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Contributors: Brook, Judith S. (Other) ; Kasen, Stepahnie (Other)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2004
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2004, Volume: 44, Issue: 6, Pages: 915-930
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Keywords:
Erziehungsstil
Antisoziales Verhalten
Eltern
Aggressives Verhalten
Kinder
Längsschnittstudie
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Summary:Data from a 25-year community-based prospective longitudinal study were used to investigate the role of problematic parenting in the association between a history of anti-social parental behaviour and subsequent offspring aggression during adulthood. Parents with a history of anti-social behaviour were significantly more likely than other parents were to engage in two or more types of problematic child-rearing behaviour. Problematic parenting was associated with offspring aggression during adulthood after a history of anti-social parental behaviour was controlled statistically. Anti-social parental behaviour was associated with aggressive offspring behaviour during adulthood before, but not after, problematic parenting was controlled. These findings support the hypothesis that problematic parenting tends to mediate the association between anti-social parental behaviour and subsequent offspring aggression
ISSN:0007-0955
DOI:10.1093/bjc/azh041