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Social capital, safety concerns, parenting, and early adolescents' antisocial behavior
Author(s) -
Vieno Alessio,
Nation Maury,
Perkins Douglas D.,
Pastore Massimiliano,
Santinello Massimo
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.20366
Subject(s) - social capital , structural equation modeling , psychology , psychological intervention , developmental psychology , juvenile delinquency , social support , capital (architecture) , social psychology , political science , psychiatry , statistics , mathematics , archaeology , law , history
This study explores the relations between neighborhood social capital (neighbor support and social climate), safety concerns (fear of crime and concern for one's child), parenting (solicitation and support), and adolescent antisocial behavior in a sample of 952 parents (742 mothers) and 588 boys and 559 girls from five middle schools (sixth through eighth grades) in a midsize Italian city. In structural equation models, social capital is strongly and inversely related to safety concerns and positively related to parental support and solicitation. In turn, safety concerns are also positively related to parental support and solicitation. Social capital and safety concerns have indirect effects on children's antisocial behavior through their effects on parenting. Implications are discussed for parenting and community‐based interventions to prevent or reduce youth antisocial behaviors. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.