Perceived Neighborhood Social Resources as Determinants of Prosocial Behavior in Early Adolescence

Lenzi, Michela; Vieno, Alessio; Perkins, Douglas D.; Pastore, Massimiliano; Santinello, Massimo; Mazzardis, Sonia

doi:10.1007/s10464-011-9470-x

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“…Living in a neighborhood with higher social capital allows the adolescent to look outside the family for support and to access resources. Important resources include non-familial adult role models or pro-social peer groups that promote positive behavioral outcomes (Lenzi et al 2012; Mattis et al 2009; Stanton-Salazar 2011; Wandersman and Nation 1998). Furthermore, as this finding suggests, a fruitful area for future research is the development and evaluation of interventions intended to enhance neighborhood social processes.…”

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Does Neighborhood Social Capital Buffer the Effects of Maternal Depression on Adolescent Behavior Problems?

Delany‐Brumsey

Mays

Cochran

2014

American J of Comm Psychol

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Neighborhood characteristics have been shown to impact child well-being. However, it remains unclear how these factors combine with family characteristics to influence child development. The current study helps develop that understanding by investigating how neighborhoods directly impact child and adolescent behavior problems as well as moderate the influence of family characteristics on behavior. Using multilevel linear models, we examined the relationship among neighborhood conditions (poverty and social capital) and maternal depression on child and adolescent behavior problems. The sample included 741 children, age 5–11, and 564 adolescents, age 12–17. Outcomes were internalizing (e.g. anxious/depressed) and externalizing (e.g. aggressive/hyperactive) behavior problems. Neighborhood poverty and maternal depression were both positively associated with behavior problems for children and adolescents. However, while neighborhood social capital was not directly associated with behavior problems, the interaction of social capital and maternal depression was significantly related to behavior problems for adolescents. This interaction showed that living in neighborhoods with higher levels of social capital attenuated the relationship between maternal depression and adolescent behavior problems and confirmed the expectation that raising healthy well-adjusted children depends not only on the family, but also the context in which the family lives.

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confidence: 99%

Does Neighborhood Social Capital Buffer the Effects of Maternal Depression on Adolescent Behavior Problems?

Delany‐Brumsey

Mays

Cochran

2014

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…Classical SEM fit indices in models without latent variables are not particularly informative because they are often not sensitive to errors in model equations that are expressed from the W matrix. A Monte Carlo simulation to demonstrate this is available elsewhere (Lenzi et al 2012b). For the mediation effect laavan uses the normal approximation method, which is based on the delta method (Casella and Berger 2002).…”

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How School can Teach Civic Engagement Besides Civic Education: The Role of Democratic School Climate

Lenzi

Vieno

Sharkey

et al. 2014

American J of Comm Psychol

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Civic engagement, defined as involvement in community life, is influenced by reciprocal relationships between individuals and contexts and is a key factor that contributes to positive youth development. The present study evaluates a theoretical model linking perceived democratic school climate with adolescent civic engagement (operationalized as civic responsibility and intentions for future participation), taking into account the mediating role of civic discussions and perceived fairness at school. Participants were 403 adolescents (47.9 % male) ranging in age from 11 to 15 years old (mean age = 13.6). Path analysis results partially validated the proposed theoretical model. Higher levels of democratic school climate were associated with higher levels of adolescent civic responsibility; the association was fully mediated by civic discussions and perceived fairness at school. Adolescents' civic responsibility, then, was positively associated with a stronger intention to participate in the civic domain in the future.

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“…Interestingly, the impact of this variable was greater than the presence of parental conflict which is a closer variable to child development. This suggests that interaction in extra-family social contexts, especially the community, has an important influence on the formation and expression of moral values, social norms and behavioral patterns (Lenzi et al, 2012;Schmidt, Pierce, & Stoddard, 2016;Vieno, Santinello, Pastore, & Perkins, 2007).…”

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Challenging Behavior, Parental Conflict and Community Violence in Students with Aggressive Behavior

Cuervo

Quintana

Martínez

et al. 2018

Int. j. psychol. res.

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The effects of the presence of challenging behavior problems, parental conflict and violence in the community were determined by the probability of occurrence of bullying behaviors in elementary students. 664 students participated in the study, of whom 80 (12.04%) were identified as aggressors. 80 students with no reports of attacks were later selected randomly for comparison. Using logistic regression, it was found that the variables studied manifest significant differences between the student groups with and without aggressive behavior toward peers (R 2 = .39). Challenging behavior (OR = 7.83), parental conflict (OR = 3.77) and Community Violence (OR = 5.36) increase the probability of belonging to the group of aggressors. We conclude that it is necessary to analyze the bullying from an ecological framework that considers variables located in the contexts in which individuals interact. ResumenSe buscó establecer la relación de la presencia de conductas desafiantes, conflictos entre padres y violencia en la comunidad con la probabilidad de ocurrencia de comportamientos de intimidación en estudiantes de primaria. En este estudio participaron 664, de los cuales 80 (12.04%) fueron identificados como agresores; posteriormente se incluyeron al azar 80 estudiantes sin informes de ataques como grupo control. Usando la regresión lógica, se encontró que las variables estudiadas manifiestan diferencias significativas entre los grupos de estudiantes con y sin comportamiento agresivo hacia los compañeros (R 2 = .39). El comportamiento desafiante (OR = 7.83), el conflicto parental (OR = 3.77) y la violencia comunitaria (OR = 5.36) aumentan la probabilidad de pertenecer al grupo de agresores. Concluimos que es necesario analizar el bullying desde un marco ecológico que considera variables ubicadas en los contextos en los que interactúan los individuos.

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Perceived Neighborhood Social Resources as Determinants of Prosocial Behavior in Early Adolescence

Cited by 92 publications

References 85 publications

Does Neighborhood Social Capital Buffer the Effects of Maternal Depression on Adolescent Behavior Problems?

Does Neighborhood Social Capital Buffer the Effects of Maternal Depression on Adolescent Behavior Problems?

How School can Teach Civic Engagement Besides Civic Education: The Role of Democratic School Climate

Challenging Behavior, Parental Conflict and Community Violence in Students with Aggressive Behavior

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