Neighborhood, poverty, and negative behavior: An examination of differential association and social control theory

Church, Wesley T.; Jaggers, Jeremiah W.; Taylor, Julie K.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.02.005

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“…Given young children's strong dependence upon their parents, recent scholarship suggests that early neighborhood disadvantage is transmitted to children through more immediate experiences such as parenting behavior (Leventhal & Brooks-Gunn, 2000). Reflecting this reality, an emerging literature identifies the interactive and intricate relationships between neighborhood and parenting processes and trajectories of child behavior using an extended family stress model (Church, Jaggers, & Taylor, 2012; Ingoldsby et al, 2006; Kohen et al, 2008; Reising et al, 2013; Scaramella, Sohr-Preston, Callahan, & Mirabile, 2008). This line of research considers non-optimal family process as a pathway through which adverse neighborhood factors affect child development.…”

Section: Parenting As a Mechanism In Neighborhood Influences On Earlymentioning

confidence: 99%

Longitudinal associations of neighborhood collective efficacy and maternal corporal punishment with behavior problems in early childhood.

Grogan‐Kaylor

2017

Developmental Psychology

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Neighborhood and parenting influences on early behavioral outcomes are strongly dependent upon a child's stage of development. However, little research has jointly considered the longitudinal associations of neighborhood and parenting processes with behavior problems in early childhood. To address this limitation, this study explores the associations of neighborhood collective efficacy and maternal corporal punishment with the longitudinal patterns of early externalizing and internalizing behavior problems. The study sample consisted of 3,705 families from a nationally representative cohort study of urban families. Longitudinal multilevel models examined the associations of collective efficacy and corporal punishment with behavior problems at age 3, as well as with patterns of behavior problems between the ages 3 to 5. Interactions between the main predictors and child age tested whether neighborhood and parent relationships with child behavior varied over time. Mediation analysis examined whether neighborhood influences on child behavior were mediated by parenting. The models controlled for a comprehensive set of possible confounders at the child, parent, and neighborhood levels. Results indicate that both maternal corporal punishment and low neighborhood collective efficacy were significantly associated with increased behavior problems. The significant interaction between collective efficacy and child age with internalizing problems suggests that neighborhood influences on internalizing behavior were stronger for younger children. The indirect effect of low collective efficacy on behavior problems through corporal punishment was not significant. These findings highlight the importance of multilevel interventions that promote both neighborhood collective efficacy and non-physical discipline in early childhood.

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Section: Parenting As a Mechanism In Neighborhood Influences On Earlymentioning

confidence: 99%

Longitudinal associations of neighborhood collective efficacy and maternal corporal punishment with behavior problems in early childhood.

Grogan‐Kaylor

2017

Developmental Psychology

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“…Several authors have suggested the existence of a negative association between socioeconomic status and antisocial behaviours, which has been generally confirmed by studies on risk factors for deviant conducts (Church II, Jaggers & Taylor, 2012;Tremblay, 2010). It is possible that the effect of socioeconomic conditions on antisocial behaviours is not immediate, but through an indirect influence on deviancy, mediated by other living conditions, especially family factors (Pardini, Waller & Hawes, 2015;Thijs, van Dijk, Stoof & Notten, 2015).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 81%

Adolescent Antisocial Behaviour: A Comparative Analysis of Male and Female Variables Related to Transgression

Morgado¹,

Vale-Dias²

2016

European Proceedings of Social &Amp; Behavioural Sciences

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The adolescent antisocial phenomenon is an important matter for our society due to the increase in frequency and severity of deviant conducts during a developmental stage when individuals face multiple changes. Although most research focuses on male offending, gender differences in antisocial behaviour have been widely recognised. It is important to deepen our knowledge of antisocial behaviour in adolescent males and females, through its related factors and understand gender specificities. We present a research on antisocial manifestations and their relation with gender, age, socioeconomic status, personality, social skills, self-concept, and family environment in a sample of 489 students between 9 and 17 years old (60.5% females). Results show common factors that explain why boys and girls have higher antisocial tendencies: psychoticism and social conformity. In girls self-control was also a factor contributing to determine female antisocial tendency. Significant correlations between antisocial behaviour, age, personality, social skills, self-concept and family environment in boys and girls reveal the importance of individual dispositions. We conclude that there is unexpected equality in contemporary male and female adolescent experiences. Nevertheless, differences in other variables correlated with antisocial behaviour indicate different personal resources and coping mechanisms in boys and that should be addressed in future interventions and longitudinal studies.

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“…When parents get divorce or one of them dies, monitoring will be reduced. They cannot pay attention to their children as they did before (Church, Jaggers, & Taylor, 2012). Furthermore, this scenario could be in number of children.…”

Section: Lone Parenting Number Of Offspring and Povertymentioning

confidence: 99%

A Bio-Social Review to Mitigate the Punishment of Unwanted Acts

Alimardani¹,

Ardekani²,

Astany³

2014

Int. J. Criminol. Sociol.

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Commitment of crime and exhibition of antisocial behavior have been considered as negative acts from early times of human civilization. Recent scientific advances have identified contributions of biological and sociological (environmental factors) factors in forming a maladaptive behavior. Generally, it is accepted by many scholars that punishing a wrongdoer, who has committed a crime owing to genetic predispositions and environmental elements, is not effective and forms of treatments should be replaced to avoid repeating a crime. Moreover, by identifying genetic deficiencies in an individual, an antisocial behavior could be potentially predicted and prevented before it comes to pass. On a whole, genetic and environmental factors, sometimes solely and some other times collaboratively, lead a person to act against society norms. In summary, this body of literature offers examples that explain factors which contribute to committing crimes and approaches which inhibit antisocial behavior. With regard to these aims, we suggest that punishment of criminals who are predisposed genetically in the same manner as other delinquencies is not justifiable and a reduction of punishment should be applied to such individuals. Moreover, by eliminating each of negative elements which contribute to antisocial behavior or crime, we can be more certain that the offender will not repeat antisocial acts after being released.

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Neighborhood, poverty, and negative behavior: An examination of differential association and social control theory

Cited by 30 publications

References 44 publications

Longitudinal associations of neighborhood collective efficacy and maternal corporal punishment with behavior problems in early childhood.

Longitudinal associations of neighborhood collective efficacy and maternal corporal punishment with behavior problems in early childhood.

Adolescent Antisocial Behaviour: A Comparative Analysis of Male and Female Variables Related to Transgression

A Bio-Social Review to Mitigate the Punishment of Unwanted Acts

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