Neighborhood Danger, Parental Monitoring, Harsh Parenting, and Child Aggression in Nine Countries
Exposure to neighborhood danger during childhood has negative effects that permeate multiple dimensions of childhood. The current study examined whether mothers’, fathers’, and children’s perceptions of neighborhood danger are related to child aggression, whether parental monitoring moderates this r...
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doaj-645f37eb37154c94bf5ecf65b5b53e022020-11-25T02:19:44ZengMDPI AGSocieties2075-46982014-01-0141456710.3390/soc4010045soc4010045Neighborhood Danger, Parental Monitoring, Harsh Parenting, and Child Aggression in Nine CountriesAnn T. Skinner0Dario Bacchini1Jennifer E. Lansford2Jennifer W. Godwin3Emma Sorbring4Sombat Tapanya5Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado6Arnaldo Zelli7Liane Peña Alampay8Suha M. Al-Hassan9Anna Silvia Bombi10Marc H. Bornstein11Lei Chang12Kirby Deater-Deckard13Laura Di Giunta14Kenneth A. Dodge15Patrick S. Malone16Maria Concetta Miranda17Paul Oburu18Concetta Pastorelli19Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USADepartment of Psychology, Second University of Naples, 81100 Caserta, ItalyCenter for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USACenter for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USADepartment of Psychology, University West, 46186 Trollhättan, SwedenDepartment of Psychiatry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandConsultorio Psicológico Popular, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Carrera 56C No. 51-90, Medellín, ColombiaDepartment of Education Sciences, Foro Italico University of Rome, 00135 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City 1108, PhilippinesQueen Rania Faculty for Childhood, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, JordanDepartment of Social and Devlopmental Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, ItalyChild and Family Research Program in Developmental Neuroscience, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892, USADepartment of Educational Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong KongDepartment of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USADepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, ItalyCenter for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USADepartment of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Colombia, SC 29208, USADepartment of Psychology, Second University of Naples, 81100 Caserta, ItalyDepartment of Education Psychology, Maseno University, Maseno, KenyaDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, ItalyExposure to neighborhood danger during childhood has negative effects that permeate multiple dimensions of childhood. The current study examined whether mothers’, fathers’, and children’s perceptions of neighborhood danger are related to child aggression, whether parental monitoring moderates this relation, and whether harsh parenting mediates this relation. Interviews were conducted with a sample of 1293 children (age M = 10.68, SD = 0.66; 51% girls) and their mothers (n = 1282) and fathers (n = 1075) in nine countries (China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, and the United States). Perceptions of greater neighborhood danger were associated with more child aggression in all nine countries according to mothers’ and fathers’ reports and in five of the nine countries according to children’s reports. Parental monitoring did not moderate the relation between perception of neighborhood danger and child aggression. The mediating role of harsh parenting was inconsistent across countries and reporters. Implications for further research are discussed, and include examination of more specific aspects of parental monitoring as well as more objective measures of neighborhood danger.http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/4/1/45child aggressioncommunity violenceharsh parentingparental monitoringneighborhood danger |
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Ann T. Skinner Dario Bacchini Jennifer E. Lansford Jennifer W. Godwin Emma Sorbring Sombat Tapanya Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado Arnaldo Zelli Liane Peña Alampay Suha M. Al-Hassan Anna Silvia Bombi Marc H. Bornstein Lei Chang Kirby Deater-Deckard Laura Di Giunta Kenneth A. Dodge Patrick S. Malone Maria Concetta Miranda Paul Oburu Concetta Pastorelli |
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Ann T. Skinner Dario Bacchini Jennifer E. Lansford Jennifer W. Godwin Emma Sorbring Sombat Tapanya Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado Arnaldo Zelli Liane Peña Alampay Suha M. Al-Hassan Anna Silvia Bombi Marc H. Bornstein Lei Chang Kirby Deater-Deckard Laura Di Giunta Kenneth A. Dodge Patrick S. Malone Maria Concetta Miranda Paul Oburu Concetta Pastorelli Neighborhood Danger, Parental Monitoring, Harsh Parenting, and Child Aggression in Nine Countries Societies child aggression community violence harsh parenting parental monitoring neighborhood danger |
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Ann T. Skinner Dario Bacchini Jennifer E. Lansford Jennifer W. Godwin Emma Sorbring Sombat Tapanya Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado Arnaldo Zelli Liane Peña Alampay Suha M. Al-Hassan Anna Silvia Bombi Marc H. Bornstein Lei Chang Kirby Deater-Deckard Laura Di Giunta Kenneth A. Dodge Patrick S. Malone Maria Concetta Miranda Paul Oburu Concetta Pastorelli |
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Neighborhood Danger, Parental Monitoring, Harsh Parenting, and Child Aggression in Nine Countries |
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Neighborhood Danger, Parental Monitoring, Harsh Parenting, and Child Aggression in Nine Countries |
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Neighborhood Danger, Parental Monitoring, Harsh Parenting, and Child Aggression in Nine Countries |
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Neighborhood Danger, Parental Monitoring, Harsh Parenting, and Child Aggression in Nine Countries |
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Neighborhood Danger, Parental Monitoring, Harsh Parenting, and Child Aggression in Nine Countries |
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neighborhood danger, parental monitoring, harsh parenting, and child aggression in nine countries |
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Exposure to neighborhood danger during childhood has negative effects that permeate multiple dimensions of childhood. The current study examined whether mothers’, fathers’, and children’s perceptions of neighborhood danger are related to child aggression, whether parental monitoring moderates this relation, and whether harsh parenting mediates this relation. Interviews were conducted with a sample of 1293 children (age M = 10.68, SD = 0.66; 51% girls) and their mothers (n = 1282) and fathers (n = 1075) in nine countries (China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, and the United States). Perceptions of greater neighborhood danger were associated with more child aggression in all nine countries according to mothers’ and fathers’ reports and in five of the nine countries according to children’s reports. Parental monitoring did not moderate the relation between perception of neighborhood danger and child aggression. The mediating role of harsh parenting was inconsistent across countries and reporters. Implications for further research are discussed, and include examination of more specific aspects of parental monitoring as well as more objective measures of neighborhood danger. |
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