The potential mediating role of parenting practices in the development of conduct problems in a clinic-referred sample

被引：4

作者：

McCoy M.G. ^{[1
]}

Frick P.J. ^{[2
,3
]}

Loney B.R. ^{[1
]}

Ellis M.L. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

[2] Applied Developmental Program, Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

[3] Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, 2001 Geology and Psychology Bldg., New Orleans

来源：

Journal of Child and Family Studies | 1999年 / 8卷 / 4期

关键词：

Conduct problems; Ethnicity; Parenting practices; Socioeconomic status;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1021907905277

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摘要：

Research has consistently found associations among parenting practices, socioeconomic disadvantage, ethnicity and conduct problems in children. We investigated whether parenting practices might mediate the relation between ethnicity and conduct problems and the relation between socioeconomic status (SES) and conduct problems. The subjects were 141 clinic-referred children between the ages of 6 and 17 and their primary custodial parents. Using multiple indicators for each construct, except ethnicity, the mediational role of parenting was tested using structural equation modeling. The results indicated that the effects of SES on conduct problems was largely mediated by the influence of ineffective parenting practices. In contrast, ethnicity was not associated with conduct problems in this clinic-referred sample, even prior to controlling for SES and parenting practices, suggesting that the link between minority status and conduct problems may be dependent on the demographic characteristics of the sample. Exploratory analyses also revealed that there were ethnic differences in the types of parenting practices that were most strongly associated with conduct problems. © 1999 Human Sciences Press, Inc.

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页码：477 / 494

页数：17

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