Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ458577
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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Linking Economic Hardship to Adolescent Aggression.
Skinner, Martie L.; And Others
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v21 n3 p259-76 Jun 1992
Using survey and observational data on 74 2-parent families in a midwestern rural county, 4 important mechanisms are identified that link economic hardship to the aggressive behavior of adolescents. Economic pressure appears to affect the marital relationship, and consequently parenting, through the negativity of fathers. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Problems, Family Structure, Grade 7, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Low Income Groups, Marital Instability, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence, Predictor Variables, Rural Areas, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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