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Influence of perceived neighborhood safety on proactive and reactive aggression
Author(s) -
Fite Paula J.,
Vitulano Michael,
Wynn Porche',
Wimsatt Amber,
Gaertner Alden,
Rathert Jamie
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.20393
Subject(s) - aggression , juvenile delinquency , moderation , psychology , association (psychology) , developmental psychology , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , poison control , social psychology , medical emergency , medicine , psychotherapist
The current study examined associations between perceived neighborhood safety and proactive and reactive subtypes of aggression while also considering peer delinquency and poor parental monitoring in a community recruited sample of 89 children (56% male) ranging from 9 to 12 years of age ( M =10.44, SD =1.14). In addition, neighborhood safety was examined as a moderator of the associations between peer delinquency and poor parental monitoring and proactive and reactive aggression. Findings suggested that while peer delinquency was positively associated with both proactive and reactive aggression, perceived neighborhood safety was only associated with proactive aggression. Moreover, neighborhood safety moderated the association between peer delinquency and proactive aggression, such that the association between peer delinquency and proactive aggression was stronger in neighborhoods perceived as less safe when compared neighborhoods perceived as more safe. Implications for findings are discussed. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.