The Impact of Parental Stressors on the Intergenerational Transmission of Antisocial Behavior |
| |
Authors: | Terence P Thornberry Adrienne Freeman-Gallant Peter J Lovegrove |
| |
Institution: | (1) Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, 1877 Broadway, Suite 601, Boulder, CO 80302, USA;(2) Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center, University at Albany, 135 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12222, USA;(3) Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA |
| |
Abstract: | We examine the extent to which parental antisocial behavior is related to child antisocial behavior and, if it is, the extent
to which the effect is mediated by parental stressors and by parenting behaviors. In particular, we examine two sources of
stress–depressive symptoms and exposure to negative life events. The study is based on data from the Rochester Intergenerational
Study, a prospective multi-generation panel study. The parent sample is 73% male and 27% female and predominantly African
American (69%); the child sample consists of each parent’s oldest biological child. We find significant levels of intergenerational
continuity in antisocial behavior for mothers and for fathers who live with or supervise their child, but not for fathers
who have low levels of contact with their child. Results of structural equation models of mediating pathways are similar for
mothers and for supervisory fathers. Of the two stressors we examine, depressive symptoms appears to be the more consistent
mediator. It, both directly and indirectly via its impact on parenting behaviors, influences the child’s early onset of antisocial
behavior. The results imply that childhood antisocial behavior has deep roots, extending back to the parent’s adolescent development.
|
| |
Keywords: | Intergenerational continuity Antisocial behavior Mediating pathways Parenting Parental stressors |
本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录! |
|