Citation

Kelley ML, Braitman AL, Milletich RJ, Hollis BF, Parsons RE, White TD, Patterson CA, Haislip BN, Henson JM. J. Child Custod. 2016; 13(4): 250-268.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15379418.2016.1233516

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The present study examined how interparental violence, neighborhood violence, behavioral regulation during parental conflict, and age predicted beliefs about the acceptability of aggression and the acceptance of retaliation against an aggressive peer among youths. Participants were 110 families (mothers, fathers, and children) in which one or both parents met criteria for substance use disorder.

RESULTS of a bootstrapped multivariate regression model revealed higher exposure to neighborhood violence predicted greater acceptability of general aggression, whereas higher father-to-mother violence perpetration predicted lower acceptability of general aggression. Higher exposure to neighborhood violence, behavioral dysregulation during parental conflict, and older child age predicted greater approval of retaliation toward an aggressive peer.

FINDINGS are interpreted as related to the cognitive-contextual framework.

Language: en