title: Parental Self-Control and the Development of Male Aggression in Early Childhood: A Longitudinal Test of Self-Control Theory.
abstract: A number of studies have evaluated associations between parenting practices, adolescent self-control, and adolescent antisocial behavior. Yet, few studies have examined associations between these constructs in early childhood or examined the extent to which both maternal and paternal self-control shapes them. To address these gaps, the current study utilizes longitudinal data collected on a sample of 117 Dutch boys and their parents to investigate the across time interrelationships between parental self-control, ineffective parenting, child self-control, and child aggression. The results provide evidence of an indirect association between maternal self-control and early childhood self-control through maternal ineffective parenting, an indirect association between maternal ineffective parenting and early childhood aggression through early childhood self-control, and an indirect association between maternal self-control and early childhood aggression through both maternal ineffective parenting and early childhood self-control. In contrast, paternal self-control and paternal ineffective parenting were unrelated to child self-control and child aggression. The implications and limitations of the study are discussed.
authors: 1 Florida International University, Miami, USA.
authors: Ryan C
authors: RC
authors: Meldrum
authors: 2 Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
authors: Marjolein
authors: M
authors: Verhoeven
authors: 3 University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
authors: Marianne
authors: M
authors: Junger
authors: 2 Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
authors: Marcel A G
authors: MAG
authors: van Aken
authors: 2 Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
authors: Maja
authors: M
authors: Deković
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D000068356:Self-Control
keywords: child self-control; childhood aggression; parental self-control; parenting practices