Neighborhood, poverty, and negative behavior: An examination of differential association and social control theory

Wesley T. Church, Jeremiah W. Jaggers and Julie K. Taylor

Children and Youth Services Review, 2012, vol. 34, issue 5, 1035-1041

Abstract: This study applies differential association and social control theories to childhood negative behaviors. Using a path analysis model, relationships between poverty, neighborhood SES, and parenting are explored. Analyses suggest that decreases in rates of poverty and increases in neighborhood SES lead to decreased negative behaviors, and aggravation with parenting is the greatest predictor of negative behavior.

Keywords: Childhood negative behavior; Poverty; Neighborhood SES; Parenting; Differential association theory; Social control theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.02.005

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