مقاله انگلیسی رایگان در مورد مضیقه اقتصادی خانواده و خشونت نوجوانان – اسپرینگر 2022

Abstract

Introduction

Literature Review

Method

Measurements

Interparental Confict

Parent–Child Confict

Adolescent Aggression

Analysis

Results

Discussion

Implications

Limitations

References

Abstract

     Although the link from family economic strain to adolescent aggression has frequently been hypothesized, the results are mixed. Both interparental conflict and parent–child conflict are considered to be potential mediators of this link. However, the empirical evidence supporting this proposition is lacking. The present study investigated the direct effect of family economic strain on adolescent aggression as well as indirect effects through interparental conflict and parent–child conflict. Based on multi-informant data from 971 families with a child in middle and high schools in Y City, in Shanxi Province, structural equation modeling is conducted to examine the proposed theoretical model. Findings show that family economic strain has no significant direct impact on adolescent aggression. Interparental conflict and parent–child conflict mediate the link between family economic strain and adolescent aggression simultaneously and sequentially. This study expands current literature and deepens our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the relationship between family economic strain and adolescent aggression. Implications for policies and interventions to reduce the risk of adolescent aggression are discussed.

Introduction

     The Covid-19 pandemic has had a large economic impact worldwide and millions of children have been pushed further below the poverty line (Save the Children and UNICEF, 2020). Children raised in economically disadvantaged families are at a higher risk for engaging in problem behaviors (Berti & Pivetti, 2019; Voisin et al., 2020), such as aggression (Baker et al., 2020). Especially for adolescents, several developmental changes during this period make them more susceptible to aggression (Yoon et al., 2004; Zimmer-Gembeck et al., 2014). Aggression is defined as a wide rage of behaviors that target another individuals and cause harm intentionally (Anderson & Bushman, 2002). It can be manifested in many types, including physical aggression, verbal aggression, and displays of anger and hostility (Buss & Perry, 1992). A growing body of studies has demonstrated that adolescent aggression adversely affect development, such as poor academic performance and subsequent psychological problems, delinquency and even crime (Chang et al., 2021; Vuoksimaa et al., 2021).

Results
Descriptive Statistics

     Table 1 shows the means, standard deviations, and bivariate correlations of core variables in this study. Among the four types of aggression, hostility had the highest mean score, followed by anger, then verbal aggression, and the lowest was physical aggression. Family economic strain was positively associated with all of the three dimensions of interparental conflict and parent–child conflict. Of the four types of aggression, only verbal aggression was not significantly related to family economic strain. Parent–child conflict was positively associated with interparental frequency, interparental intensify and interparental resolution. All the four types of aggression were positively correlated with parent–child conflict.