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. 2016;13(4):250-258.
doi: 10.1080/15379418.2016.1233516. Epub 2016 Nov 17.

Acceptability of aggression among children who reside with substance-abusing parents: The influence of behavioral dysregulation, exposure to neighborhood violence, and interparental violence

Michelle L Kelley  1 , Abby L Braitman  1 , Robert J Milletich  1 , Brittany F Hollis  1 , Rachel E Parsons  1 , Tyler D White  1 , Cassie Patterson  1 , Brianna Haislip  1 , J Matthew Henson  1
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Acceptability of aggression among children who reside with substance-abusing parents: The influence of behavioral dysregulation, exposure to neighborhood violence, and interparental violence

Michelle L Kelley et al. J Child Custody. 2016.

Abstract

The present study examined how interparental violence, neighborhood violence, behavioral regulation during parental conflict, and age predicted beliefs about the acceptability of aggression and the acceptance of retaliation against an aggressive peer among youths. Participants were 110 families (mothers, fathers, and children) in which one or both parents met criteria for substance use disorder. Results of a bootstrapped path model revealed higher exposure to neighborhood violence predicted greater acceptability of general aggression, whereas higher father-to-mother violence perpetration predicted lower acceptability of general aggression. Higher exposure to neighborhood violence, behavioral dysregulation during parental conflict, and older child age predicted greater approval of retaliation toward an aggressive peer. Findings are interpreted as related to the cognitive-contextual framework.

Keywords: Acceptability of aggression; children of substance-abusing parents; intimate partner violence; neighborhood violence.

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Multivariate regression model. IPV = interparental violence. Standardized regression coefficients are presented with associated standard errors in parentheses. Significant coefficients at the p < .05 level are represented with asterisks, and corresponding paths are bold. Note that predictors were allowed to correlate, but this is omitted from the figure for clarity.
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