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.
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Volume (Year): 31 (2009) Issue (Month): 3 (March) Pages: 317-324 Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML
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