Citation

Boxer P, Rowell Huesmann L, Dubow EF, Landau SF, Gvirsman SD, Shikaki K, Ginges J. Child Dev. 2013; 84(1): 163-177.

Affiliation

Rutgers University and University of Michigan University of Michigan Bowling Green State University and University of Michigan Hebrew University of Jerusalem Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research New School for Social Research.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01848.x

PMID

22906188

Abstract

Bronfenbrenner's (1979) ecological model proposes that events in higher order social ecosystems should influence human development through their impact on events in lower order social ecosystems. This proposition was tested with respect to ecological violence and the development of children's aggression via analyses of 3 waves of data (1 wave yearly for 3 years) from 3 age cohorts (starting ages: 8, 11, and 14) representing three populations in the Middle East: Palestinians (N = 600), Israeli Jews (N = 451), and Israeli Arabs (N = 450). Results supported a hypothesized model in which ethnopolitical violence increases community, family, and school violence and children's aggression. Findings are discussed with respect to ecological and observational learning perspectives on the development of aggressive behavior.

Language: en