TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Parental self-control and the development of male aggression in early childhood: a longitudinal test of self-control theory
JO  - International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
A1  - Meldrum, Ryan C.
A1  - Verhoeven, Marjolein
A1  - Junger, Marianne
A1  - van Aken, Marcel A. G.
A1  - Dekovic, Maja
SP  - 935
EP  - 957
VL  - 62
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-624X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X16662921
ID  - ref1
ER  -