Citation

Souweidane V, Huesmann LR. Am. J. Community Psychol. 1999; 27(2): 239-254.

Affiliation

Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48106-1248, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10425701

Abstract

The effects of a community's culture on children's and adolescents' normative beliefs about the appropriateness of aggression were examined. One hundred forty-seven high school students and 103 fourth graders participated in a survey of normative beliefs; 69 high school and 44 elementary school students were of Middle-Eastern background. Although there were no differences in the beliefs of immigrant and nonimmigrant fourth graders, adolescents born in the United States were more accepting of aggression than those who immigrated from the Middle East. Moreover, adolescents who immigrated to the U.S. at age 12 or later were less accepting of aggression than those who immigrated prior to age 12.

Language: en