Citation

Wang M, Wu X, Chong D. Pers. Individ. Dif. 2019; 139: 24-27.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.paid.2018.10.037

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The present study examined the different mediating roles of eight mechanisms of moral disengagement in the association between harsh parenting and adolescent aggression. 389 junior high school students participated. Data were collected by parents reporting on spouses' harsh parenting, adolescents themselves reporting on moral disengagement and nominating out aggressive classmates. The results indicated that harsh parenting was positively associated with each mechanism of moral disengagement and only the mechanisms of moral justification and euphemistic language completely mediated the association between harsh parenting and adolescent aggression. These results add to extant literature on how harsh parenting could risk adolescents for aggressive behaviors.

Language: en

Keywords

Aggression; Harsh parenting; Moral disengagement