title: Controlling parenting and physical aggression during elementary school.
abstract: The goal of the present study was to examine whether controlling parenting contributes to the problem of physical aggression. Developmental trajectories of children's physical aggression were modeled from yearly teachers' ratings, from ages 6 to 12. Multinomial logistic regressions (N = 1,508) served to identify risk factors that distinguish children who display different levels of physical aggression throughout grade school. Results revealed that being a boy and having a reactive temperament were important child predictors. Parental separation and an early onset of motherhood were also significant risk factors. Finally, mothers' controlling parenting increased the odds of following the highest trajectory of physical aggression, above and beyond the previous risk factors.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. m.joussemet@umontreal.ca
authors: Mireille
authors: M
authors: Joussemet
authors: Frank
authors: F
authors: Vitaro
authors: Edward D
authors: ED
authors: Barker
authors: Sylvana
authors: S
authors: Côté
authors: Daniel S
authors: DS
authors: Nagin
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Zoccolillo
authors: Richard E
authors: RE
authors: Tremblay
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D012307:Risk Factors; D013694:Temperament