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Socialization mediators of the relation between socioeconomic status and child conduct problems.

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Dodge, KA; Pettit, GS; Bates, JE
Published in: Child development
April 1994

The goal was to examine processes in socialization that might account for an observed relation between early socioeconomic status and later child behavior problems. A representative sample of 585 children (n = 51 from the lowest socioeconomic class) was followed from preschool to grade 3. Socioeconomic status assessed in preschool significantly predicted teacher-rated externalizing problems and peer-rated aggressive behavior in kindergarten and grades 1, 2, and 3. Socioeconomic status was significantly negatively correlated with 8 factors in the child's socialization and social context, including harsh discipline, lack of maternal warmth, exposure to aggressive adult models, maternal aggressive values, family life stressors, mother's lack of social support, peer group instability, and lack of cognitive stimulation. These factors, in turn, significantly predicted teacher-rated externalizing problems and peer-nominated aggression and accounted for over half of the total effect of socioeconomic status on these outcomes. These findings suggest that part of the effect of socioeconomic status on children's aggressive development may be mediated by status-related socializing experiences.

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Child development

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EISSN

1467-8624

ISSN

0009-3920

Publication Date

April 1994

Volume

65

Issue

2 Spec No

Start / End Page

649 / 665

Related Subject Headings

  • Sociometric Techniques
  • Socialization
  • Social Support
  • Risk Factors
  • Poverty
  • Personality Assessment
  • Parenting
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Minority Groups
  • Male
 

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Dodge, K. A., Pettit, G. S., & Bates, J. E. (1994). Socialization mediators of the relation between socioeconomic status and child conduct problems. Child Development, 65(2 Spec No), 649–665. https://doi.org/10.2307/1131407
Dodge, K. A., G. S. Pettit, and J. E. Bates. “Socialization mediators of the relation between socioeconomic status and child conduct problems.Child Development 65, no. 2 Spec No (April 1994): 649–65. https://doi.org/10.2307/1131407.
Dodge KA, Pettit GS, Bates JE. Socialization mediators of the relation between socioeconomic status and child conduct problems. Child development. 1994 Apr;65(2 Spec No):649–65.
Dodge, K. A., et al. “Socialization mediators of the relation between socioeconomic status and child conduct problems.Child Development, vol. 65, no. 2 Spec No, Apr. 1994, pp. 649–65. Epmc, doi:10.2307/1131407.
Dodge KA, Pettit GS, Bates JE. Socialization mediators of the relation between socioeconomic status and child conduct problems. Child development. 1994 Apr;65(2 Spec No):649–665.
Journal cover image

Published In

Child development

DOI

EISSN

1467-8624

ISSN

0009-3920

Publication Date

April 1994

Volume

65

Issue

2 Spec No

Start / End Page

649 / 665

Related Subject Headings

  • Sociometric Techniques
  • Socialization
  • Social Support
  • Risk Factors
  • Poverty
  • Personality Assessment
  • Parenting
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Minority Groups
  • Male