Citation

Ozdemir Y, Vazsonyi AT, Cok F. J. Adolesc. 2013; 36(1): 65-77.

Affiliation

Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Education, Department of Counseling and Guidance, Merkez Kampüs Aytepe, 09010 Aydın, Turkey. Electronic address: yalcin.ozdemir@adu.edu.tr.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.09.004

PMID

23040519

Abstract

The present study examined the direct and indirect relationships between parenting processes (parental closeness, parental monitoring, and parental peer approval), low self-control, and aggression. Participants were 546 adolescents aged 14-18 attending state high schools in Turkey. Participants completed a questionnaire that included measures of parenting processes, self-control, and aggression. Findings provided evidence of both direct and indirect effects of maternal and paternal parenting processes on aggression through low self-control. Specifically, results showed that maternal closeness, paternal peer approval and both maternal and paternal monitoring were positively and directly related to low self-control, and indirectly related to aggression through low self-control. Together, parenting processes and low self-control explained 21% of the variance in aggression. Implications for self-control theory and directions for future research are discussed.

Language: en