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Neighborhood context and the development of aggression in boys and girls
Author(s) -
Vanfossen Beth,
Brown C. Hendricks,
Kellam Sheppard,
Sokoloff Natalie,
Doering Susan
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.20367
Subject(s) - aggression , developmental psychology , psychology , context (archaeology) , affect (linguistics) , multilevel model , domestic violence , family income , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , geography , medicine , political science , environmental health , archaeology , communication , machine learning , computer science , law
We examine the roles of neighborhood characteristics in the development of the aggressive behavior of 1,409 urban boys and girls between the first and seventh grades. The multilevel, longitudinal growth analyses find strong neighborhood effects in all models, while controlling for individual‐level variables. Results indicated that the effects of neighborhood violence, employment, income, and percentages of single males and female‐headed households do not manifest in first grade, but affect the trajectory of child aggression between first and seventh grades. The influence of family income and frequent physical discipline on boys' and girls' aggression occurs at first grade, and family income has a modest effect on the trajectory. The findings strongly suggest that the neighborhood sources of the development of child aggression are independent and different from early childhood experiences. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.