Neighborhood influences on young children's conduct problems and pro-social behavior: Evidence from an Australian national sample

Benjamin Edwards and Leah M. Bromfield

Children and Youth Services Review, 2009, vol. 31, issue 3, 317-324

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Neighborhood; Conduct; problems; Pro-social; behavior; Multilevel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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