Recollections of Maternal and Paternal Punitive Discipline in Childhood and Violent Attitudes and Behaviors in Adulthood: A Mediation Model
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Published:2021-06-01
Issue:3
Volume:36
Page:381-400
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ISSN:0886-6708
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Container-title:Violence and Victims
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Violence Vict
Author:
Koukouli SofiaORCID,
Kalaitzaki Argyroula E.ORCID
Abstract
This cross-sectional retrospective study on a convenience sample of 973 Greek undergraduate students examined whether the violent socialization in childhood and the criminal history in adolescence would be mediators between parents' harsh discipline and young adults' violent attitudes and behaviors (VA/B). Structural Equation Modelling indicated that both the mothers' and fathers' punitive discipline at age 10 have an indirect impact, through the mediators, on young adults' VA/B. A direct effect was also found from mothers' and fathers' punitive discipline to violence approval and from fathers' punitive discipline to antisocial personality symptoms, and corporal punishment law attitude. The findings suggest that early experiences of harsh discipline may increase the risk of adult's violence and call for multilevel prevention and intervention programs targeting both parents and children.
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Subject
Law,General Medicine,Health(social science),Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Cited by
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