Neighborhood and parenting both matter: The role of neighborhood collective efficacy and maternal spanking in early behavior problems

Julie Ma

Children and Youth Services Review, 2016, vol. 70, issue C, 250-260

Abstract: Using multilevel modeling on a sample of 2472 families in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, this study explored the simultaneous role of neighborhood collective efficacy and maternal spanking on externalizing and internalizing problems in early childhood. Mediation analyses tested whether maternal spanking mediates the effect of neighborhood collective efficacy on behavior problems. Results indicated the direct influences of neighborhood collective efficacy and maternal spanking on externalizing and internalizing behavior problems, even after controlling for earlier behavior problem scores and a comprehensive set of child, family, and neighborhood level covariates. The indirect associations between neighborhood collective efficacy and behavior problems through maternal spanking were not significant, after considering the covariates. These findings demonstrate the importance of a multilevel framework that concurrently promotes positive neighborhood and parenting processes for desirable child outcomes.

Keywords: Early childhood behavior problems; Neighborhood collective efficacy; Maternal spanking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.09.028

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