Parenting processes, self-esteem, and aggression: A mediation model

ÖZDEMİR Y., Vazsonyi A. T., Cok F.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, vol.14, no.5, pp.509-532, 2017 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/17405629.2016.1240674
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.509-532
  • Keywords: Parenting processes, self-esteem, aggression, adolescents, PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTROL, RELATIONAL AGGRESSION, EUROPEAN-AMERICAN, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, ADOLESCENT ADJUSTMENT, LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS, BEHAVIORAL-PROBLEMS, CHILD-BEHAVIOR, FIT INDEXES, ATTACHMENT
  • TED University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The present study examined the relations between perceived maternal and paternal parenting processes and adolescent aggression, and to what extent these relations were mediated by self-esteem in a sample of 546 (43.8% males and 56.2% females) Turkish adolescents. Participants' ages ranged from 14 to 18 with a mean of 15.91years (SD=.95). Findings supported our hypothesized model of the effect of perceived parenting processes on aggression as being mediated through self-esteem for both maternal and paternal parenting measures. Specifically, self-esteem mediated the relations between parental closeness, monitoring, peer approval and adolescent aggression. Self-esteem is an important individual charecteristic to consider for prevention efforts of adolescent aggressive behaviors, along with key parenting behaviors.