Citation

Duong MT, Schwartz D, Chang L, Kelly BM, Tom SR. J. Abnorm. Child Psychol. 2009; 37(7): 957-966.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. myliendu@usc.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10802-009-9322-4

PMID

19424785

Abstract

This study examines the relation between maternal physical discipline and victimization by peers, as moderated by child aggression. The sample consisted of 211 Hong Kong Chinese children (98 boys, 113 girls; average age of 11.9). Physical discipline was assessed with a questionnaire completed by mothers, and victimization by peers and aggression were measured using a peer nomination inventory. Latent variable models revealed a moderately strong link between children's experiences with maternal physical discipline and peer victimization, but this effect held only for children who were also high on aggression. These results highlight the interplay between harsh home environments and child aggression and their contributions to the child's adjustment in the peer group.

Language: en