Acceptability of Aggression Among Children Who Reside With Substance-Abusing Parents: The Influence of Behavioral Dysregulation, Exposure to Neighborhood Violence, and Interparental Violence

Authors

Michelle L. Kelley, Old Dominion University
Abby L. Braitman, Old Dominion University
Robert J. Milletich, Old Dominion University
Brittany F. Hollis, Old Dominion University
Rachel E. Parsons, Old Dominion University
Tyler D. White, Old Dominion University
Cassie Patterson, Old Dominion University
Brianna Haislip, Old Dominion University
J. Matthew Henson, Old Dominion University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2016

DOI

10.1080/15379418.2016.1233516

Publication Title

Journal of Child Custody

Volume

13

Issue

4

Pages

250-268

Abstract

The present study examined how interparental violence, neighborhood violence, behavioral regulation during parental conflict, and age predicted beliefs about the acceptability of aggression and the acceptance of retaliation against an aggressive peer among youths. Participants were 110 families (mothers, fathers, and children) in which one or both parents met criteria for substance use disorder. Results of a bootstrapped multivariate regression model revealed higher exposure to neighborhood violence predicted greater acceptability of general aggression, whereas higher father-to-mother violence perpetration predicted lower acceptability of general aggression. Higher exposure to neighborhood violence, behavioral dysregulation during parental conflict, and older child age predicted greater approval of retaliation toward an aggressive peer. Findings are interpreted as related to the cognitive-contextual framework.

Comments

NOTE: This is the author's pre-print version of a work that was published in Journal of Child Custody. The final version was published as:

Kelley, M. L., Braitman, A. L., Milletich, R. J., Hollis, B. F., Parsons, R. E., White, T. D., . . . Henson, J. M. (2016). Acceptability of aggression among children who reside with substance-abusing parents: The influence of behavioral dysregulation, exposure to neighborhood violence, and interparental violence. Journal of Child Custody, 13(4), 250-268.

Available at: https//dx.doi.org/10.1080/15379418.2016.1233516

Original Publication Citation

Kelley, M. L., Braitman, A. L., Milletich, R. J., Hollis, B. F., Parsons, R. E., White, T. D., . . . Henson, J. M. (2016). Acceptability of aggression among children who reside with substance-abusing parents: The influence of behavioral dysregulation, exposure to neighborhood violence, and interparental violence. Journal of Child Custody, 13(4), 250-268. doi:10.1080/15379418.2016.1233516

ORCID

Braitman (0000-0003-2259-1094 )

Repository Citation

Kelley, Michelle L.; Braitman, Abby L.; Milletich, Robert J.; Hollis, Brittany F.; Parsons, Rachel E.; White, Tyler D.; Patterson, Cassie; Haislip, Brianna; and Henson, J. Matthew, "Acceptability of Aggression Among Children Who Reside With Substance-Abusing Parents: The Influence of Behavioral Dysregulation, Exposure to Neighborhood Violence, and Interparental Violence" (2016). Psychology Faculty Publications. 21.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/psychology_fac_pubs/21