Parenting processes and dating violence: the mediating role of self-esteem in low- and high-SES adolescents.
The current investigation tested a model in which low self-esteem mediated the effects by parenting processes (monitoring, closeness, and support) on measures of dating violence (victimization, perpetration, attitudes, and perceptions) in a sample of adolescents (n=809; mean age=16.4 years) from both low- and high-socioeconomic (SES) backgrounds. Hierarchical regression analyses provided evidence that low self-esteem partially mediated the link between parenting processes and dating violence, with unique differences observed between low- and high-SES youth. Specifically, in low-SES youth, low self-esteem mediated the relationship between closeness as well as support and dating violence behaviours, while in high-SES youth, it only mediated the relationship between maternal support and dating violence attitudes.
Pflieger
Jacqueline C
JC
Auburn University, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, 284 Spidle Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
Vazsonyi
Alexander T
AT
D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012649:Self Concept; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires