Publication Date
2023
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Shelleby, Elizabeth C.
Degree Name
Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)
Legacy Department
Department of Psychology
Abstract
A growing body of research has suggested that parenting behaviors influence the development of youth conduct problems (CP) and callous-unemotional traits (CU). However, few studies have examined how parenting impacts CP and CU growth over time, and whether these associations differ based on the presence of additional community-level risk factors. This study used data from the Pathways to Desistance project (N = 1,354) to investigate how distinct parenting behaviors (i.e., positive parenting, harsh parenting, and parental knowledge) impact the initial level and growth in CP and CU across four years among adolescents involved in the juvenile justice system. Interaction effects between neighborhood risk factors (i.e., neighborhood disorder, community violence exposure) and each parenting behavior on both CU and CP outcomes were also assessed. Latent growth modeling indicated that youth exposed to higher levels of harsh parenting were more likely to demonstrate higher CP and CU at time 1. Higher harsh parenting was further associated with a steeper decline in both CP and CU over time, with an acceleration in CU at later time points. Adolescents who received higher positive parenting demonstrated lower CU at time 1; higher parent knowledge was also found to be associated with lower time 1 CP and CU. Hypothesized interaction effects between parenting and ND/CVE on CP/CU outcomes were unsupported. Implications of findings in terms of both research and intervention efforts are discussed, including emphasis on intervention programs aimed at promoting adaptive and prosocial parenting behavior.
Recommended Citation
Corning, Elizabeth R., "Serious Conduct Problems and Callous Unemotional Traits In offending adolescents: Unique and Shared Contributions of Parenting and Community Risk" (2023). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 7310.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/7310
Extent
132 pages
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
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In Copyright
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