Neighborhood influences on young children's conduct problems and pro-social behavior: Evidence from an Australian national sample
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Mechanisms by which neighborhood socio-economic status influenced children's conduct problems and pro-social behavior were investigated using data from a nationally representative study of 4983 four-to-five-year old children growing up in 257 neighborhoods in Australia. Children's conduct problems were found to be associated with neighborhood socio-economic status, neighborhood safety and neighborhood belonging after accounting for family demographic variables. Further analyses demonstrated that perceptions of neighborhood safety and neighborhood belonging mediated the relationships between neighborhood socio-economic status and children's conduct problems. Furthermore, the associations of neighborhood safety with conduct problems were mediated by neighborhood belonging. A different pattern of results was evident for pro-social behavior. Neighborhood cleanliness and neighborhood belonging had a direct association with pro-social behavior and no mediated associations were evident.Download Info
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Article provided by Elsevier in its journal Children and Youth Services Review.
Volume (Year): 31 (2009)
Issue (Month): 3 (March)
Pages: 317-324
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Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:31:y:2009:i:3:p:317-324
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Keywords: Neighborhood Conduct problems Pro-social behavior Multilevel;References
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