TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Gender, family functioning, and violence across immigrant generations
JO  - Journal of research in crime and delinquency
A1  - DiPietro, Stephanie M.
A1  - Cwick, Jaclyn
SP  - 785
EP  - 815
VL  - 51
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVES: Despite growing empirical and theoretical interest in the role of the family in immigrant offending, gender remains a traditionally overlooked dimension in the study of generational differences in crime. The present study examines the uniquely gendered pathways linking generational status, family functioning, and violence. <br><br>METHODS: Using ordinary least-squares (OLS) regression and overdispersed Poisson regression, the authors examine predictors of family functioning and violence using data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods study. <br><br>RESULTS: Generational status influences family dynamics for both males and females, although the strength and significance of the effects vary by gender. For boys, generational status is a significant predictor of conflict and harsh parenting, net of other factors; for girls, it is associated with religiosity and conflict. Further, family processes attenuate the relationship between generational status and violence for girls only, implying alternative mechanisms for boys. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The associations among immigrant generational status, family functioning, and violence differ for males and females, which has implications for intervention strategies aimed at promoting the well-being of immigrant youth. A noted limitation of this work is the inability to consider how gender interacts with ethnicity to impact these patterns.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-4278
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022427814529976
ID  - ref1
ER  -