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SELF‐CONTROL AND ADOLESCENT INTERNALIZING AND EXTERNALIZING PROBLEMS: NEIGHBORHOOD‐BASED DIFFERENCES
Author(s) -
McDermott Elana R.,
Donlan Alice E.,
Anderson Sara,
Zaff Jonathan F.
Publication year - 2017
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.21848
Subject(s) - disadvantaged , psychology , self control , mental health , developmental psychology , disadvantage , control (management) , positive youth development , clinical psychology , psychiatry , computer science , political science , law , artificial intelligence
Self‐control may act as a protective factor against the development of internalizing and externalizing problems among adolescents. However, little research has examined how self‐control functions within and across different types of communities. Using two cohorts from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods ( N = 1,072; 51.40% female), we examined how self‐control and neighborhood characteristics were independently and jointly associated with these behaviors. Using latent profile analysis, we categorized neighborhoods based on several characteristics known to be associated with youth outcomes, including violence, concentrated disadvantage, and collective efficacy. Then we examined how self‐control was associated with youth internalizing and externalizing problems within and across neighborhoods. Results suggest that self‐control was a protective feature in only some types of disadvantaged and dangerous neighborhoods. We discuss findings in terms of implications for programs and policies to support youth mental health.