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Parent and Peer Effects on Delinquency‐related Violence and Dating Violence: A Test of Two Mediational Models
Author(s) -
Brendgen Mara,
Vitaro Frank,
Tremblay Richard E.,
Wanner Brigitte
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
social development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.078
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1467-9507
pISSN - 0961-205X
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9507.00196
Subject(s) - juvenile delinquency , psychology , developmental psychology , situational ethics , context (archaeology) , dating violence , test (biology) , poison control , social cognitive theory , social psychology , peer group , human factors and ergonomics , domestic violence , medicine , paleontology , environmental health , biology
Drawing on two complementary process models of violence, i.e., social cognitive theory and rejection sensitivity theory, the goal of the present study was (1) to examine the unique effects of parents and peers on boys’ violent behavior in delinquency‐related contexts and in dating relationships, (2) to assess the mediating processes underlying these links, and (3) to test whether these processes operate in the same way for delinquency‐related violence and dating violence. Based on a sample of 336 boys, results showed that problematic experiences with parents and with peers each predicted subsequent violence, both in delinquency‐related and in dating‐related contexts. However, the contributions of the social cognitive model and the rejection sensitivity model in explaining these links varied somewhat depending on the situational context of the violent behavior. The implications of the similarities and specificities in the risk factors and pathways leading to delinquency‐related violence and dating violence are discussed.