@article{ref1,
title="Parental self-control and the development of male aggression in early childhood: a longitudinal test of self-control theory",
journal="International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology",
year="2018",
author="Meldrum, Ryan C. and Verhoeven, Marjolein and Junger, Marianne and van Aken, Marcel A. G. and Dekovic, Maja",
volume="62",
number="4",
pages="935-957",
abstract="A number of studies have evaluated associations between parenting practices, adolescent self-control, and adolescent antisocial behavior. Yet, few studies have examined associations between these constructs in early childhood or examined the extent to which both maternal and paternal self-control shapes them. To address these gaps, the current study utilizes longitudinal data collected on a sample of 117 Dutch boys and their parents to investigate the across time interrelationships between parental self-control, ineffective parenting, child self-control, and child aggression. The results provide evidence of an indirect association between maternal self-control and early childhood self-control through maternal ineffective parenting, an indirect association between maternal ineffective parenting and early childhood aggression through early childhood self-control, and an indirect association between maternal self-control and early childhood aggression through both maternal ineffective parenting and early childhood self-control. In contrast, paternal self-control and paternal ineffective parenting were unrelated to child self-control and child aggression. The implications and limitations of the study are discussed.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-624X",
doi="10.1177/0306624X16662921",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X16662921"
}