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PERCEIVED PARENTAL CHARACTERISTICS AND NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT: HOW DO THEY RELATE TO ADOLESCENTS' EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS?
| Title: | PERCEIVED PARENTAL CHARACTERISTICS AND NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT: HOW DO THEY RELATE TO ADOLESCENTS' EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS?. |
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| Name(s): |
White, Rachel, Author Renk, Kimberly, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2009 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | Externalizing behavior problems are related to many problematic outcomes for children and adolescents in their home, school, and community settings. Given the ramifications of difficulties related to externalizing behavior problems, the present study examines the relationships among adolescents' externalizing behavior problems, characteristics of adolescents' families, and their perceived neighborhood support in a sample of adolescents who are in the Sixth through Eighth Grades. As part of this study, adolescents were assessed one time in their school setting with a set of brief questionnaires. In particular, adolescents completed measures assessing their levels of externalizing behavior problems, characteristics of their families, their perceptions of neighborhood support and of their teachers, and their ratings of their own acculturation. Results suggest that, although a moderation relationship does not exist between parental warmth, neighborhood support, and the development of externalizing behavior problems, variables such as maternal warmth, overall parental emotional support, and overall neighborhood support are important predictors of the development of externalizing behavior problems. Further regression analyses reveal that, in addition to neighborhood and parental characteristics, adolescents' perceived social acceptance and global self-worth are significant predictors of adolescents' externalizing behavior problems. In conclusion, when identifying adolescents who are at risk for the development of externalizing behavior problems, an ecological conceptualization encompassing culture, community, and home environments can be helpful. | |
| Identifier: | CFE0002887 (IID), ucf:48046 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
2009-12-01 M.S. Sciences, Department of Psychology Masters This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
externalizing disorders adolescence |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0002887 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | campus 2010-11-01 | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
