Neighborhood disadvantage moderates associations of parenting and older sibling problem attitudes and behavior with conduct disorders in African American children.
Data from 296 sibling pairs (mean ages 10 and 13 years), their primary caregivers, and census records were used to test the hypothesis that African American children's likelihood of developing conduct problems associated with harsh parenting, a lack of nurturant-involved parenting, and exposure to an older sibling's deviance-prone attitudes and behavior would be amplified among families residing in disadvantaged neighborhoods. A latent construct representing harsh-inconsistent parenting and low levels of nurturant-involved parenting was positively associated with younger siblings' conduct disorder symptoms, as were older siblings' problematic attitudes and behavior. These associations were strongest among families residing in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods. Future research and prevention programs should focus on the specific neighborhood processes associated with increased vulnerability for behavior problems.
Brody
Gene H
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Department of Child and Family Development, Center for Family Research, University of Georgia, Athens 30602-4527, USA. gbrody@arches.uga.edu
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Xiaojia
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Kim
Su Yeong
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Murry
Velma McBride
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Simons
Ronald L
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Gibbons
Frederick X
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Gerrard
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Conger
Rand D
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016487:Parenting; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012801:Sibling Relations