Peer and family influences on adolescent anger expression and the acceptance of cross-gender aggression.

Full Abstract

Past research has examined the relative impact of family and peers on adolescent behavior, but very little research has examined it in relation to youth dating violence. Eight hundred and sixty-five adolescents, primarily urban Latino youth, completed self-administered surveys at school. Multivariate analyses indicated that exposure to prior family violence was not significantly associated with adolescents' aggressive expression of anger or their acceptance of cross-gender aggression. However, current conflict--either family or peer--was associated with adolescent behavior and attitudes, with the exception that current peer conflict was not significantly associated with adolescents' acceptance of male on female aggression. Parental monitoring and attachment were not found to be moderators of these relationships. Implications for dating violence interventions and future directions for research are explored.

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Author information

Author/s: Quigley, Denise D (DD); Jaycox, Lisa H (LH); McCaffrey, Daniel F (DF); Marshall, Grant N (GN);

Affiliation: RAND, Santa Monica, CA 90407, USA. Quigley(-atsign-)rand.org

Grants: US4/CCU918991 (Agency:CDC HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Journal: Violence and victims (Violence Vict), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Oct; vol 21 (issue 5) : pp 597-610

Dates: Created 2006/10/06; Completed 2007/01/04; Revised 2007/12/03;

PMID: 17022352, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - ethnology; psychology
Adult
Aggression - psychology
Conflict (Psychology)
Female
Hispanic Americans - psychology
Humans

Humans
Intergenerational Relations
Interpersonal Relations
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Questionnaires
Spouse Abuse - ethnology; statistics & numerical data
United States - epidemiology

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