Specific effects of neglect and physical abuse on adolescent aggressive behaviors by gender: A multicenter study in rural China

Kang, Chun; Chang, Hongjuan; Zhang, Yanmei; Han, Juan; Meng, Heng; Peng, Chang; Rong, Fajuan; Wang, Mengni; Yu, Yizhen

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.12.019

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“…It has been reported that 17.9% of Chinese adolescents have displayed physically aggressive behaviors toward their peers once or more during the last 12 months [ 6 ]. Similarly, in a recent study population including 15,975 Chinese adolescents, it was shown that about 26% of them display aggression [ 7 ].…”

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The Relationship between Peer Attachment and Aggressive Behavior among Chinese Adolescents: The Mediating Effect of Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy

Liu

Dou

et al. 2021

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This study aimed to test the association between peer attachment and aggressive behavior, as well as the mediating effect of regulatory emotional self-efficacy on this relationship. A total of 1171 (582 male, 589 female) Chinese adolescents completed self-reported questionnaires that assessed peer attachment, regulatory emotional self-efficacy, and aggressive behavior. Path analysis showed that the negative association between peer attachment and adolescent aggressive behavior was mediated by self-efficacy in managing negative emotions. However, the mediating effect of self-efficacy in expressing positive emotions was nonsignificant. Moreover, there was no significant difference in the indirect paths mentioned above between male and female respondents. These findings highlight self-efficacy in managing negative emotions as a potential mechanism linking peer attachment to adolescent aggressive behavior.

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The Relationship between Peer Attachment and Aggressive Behavior among Chinese Adolescents: The Mediating Effect of Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy

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“…21 The BWAQ has good internal consistency among Chinese children and adolescents. 13 The Cronbach α for total BWAQ and 5 subscales in the study was 0.90, and 0.85, 0.61, 0.72, 0.74 and 0.73, respectively.…”

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“…9,11 One study examining the independent association between parental labor migration and aggression among their offspring did not adjust for some important potential confounders, 10 such as parenting style, social support, and emotional regulation factors. 12 In addition, like other social-environmental factors (eg, childhood treatment), 13 parental migration may have different impacts on total aggression and its subtypes. However, to our knowledge, no previous study has explored the possible associations of parental migration with the subtypes of aggression among their offspring.…”

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“…Our study aims to investigate the associations of parental labor migration, migration pattern, and the age of the child at the initial parent-child separation with total and subtypes of aggression among offspring. Since previous studies have shown sex differences in risk of total and subtypes of aggression 10,13 and in the association of parental migration with health outcomes, 15 we also aim to examine whether there are sex differences in the associations of parental migration with total and subtypes of aggression.…”

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Labor Migration of Parents and Aggression Among Their Offspring in China

Ma,

Li,

Zhang

et al. 2024

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ImportanceIn China, parental labor migration often leaves children behind and is potentially adversely associated with children’s health. However, the association between parental migration and aggression among their offspring remains largely underexplored.ObjectiveTo investigate the associations of parental labor migration with total and subtypes of aggression among their offspring as well as potential sex differences therein.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis cross-sectional study was conducted from February to October 2015 among students aged 11 to 20 years from 45 public middle and high schools across 5 provinces of China. Data analysis was performed from December 1, 2022, to August 1, 2023.ExposuresParental migration, including migration status (yes or no), pattern (father, mother, or both), and the child’s age at the initial parent-child separation.Main Outcomes and MeasuresTotal and subtypes of aggression (including physical aggression [PA], verbal aggression [VA], indirect aggression [IA], anger, and hostility) were measured using the Chinese version of the Buss-Warren Aggression Questionnaire. Binomial logistic regression analyses were used separately to estimate adjusted odds ratios (aORs) and 95% CIs of parental migration by total and subtypes of aggression.ResultsA total of 15 301 participants (7900 [51.6%] male and 7401 [48.4%] female) aged 11 to 20 years (mean [SD] age, 15.1 [1.8] years) were included. Of these participants, 5961 (39.0%) experienced parental migration; 2451 (16.0%) met the criteria for total aggression, 2407 (15.7%) for PA, 2283 (14.9%) for VA, 2899 (18.9%) for IA, 2307 (15.1%) for anger, and 2564 (16.8%) for hostility. Parental migration was associated with total aggression (aOR, 1.11; 95% CI, 1.01-1.22); no significant association between parental migration and subtypes of aggression was found except for PA (aOR, 1.14; 95% CI, 1.03-1.25). Compared with children whose parents did not migrate, the aORs for total aggression and PA for participants whose father migrated were 1.12 (95% CI, 1.01-1.28) and 1.15 (95% CI, 1.03-1.29), respectively; for participants with both parents having migrated, the aORs were 1.16 (95% CI, 1.02-1.31) and 1.12 (95% CI, 1.04-1.24), respectively. Compared with children whose parents did not migrate, children who experienced initial separation from 1 or both parents at adolescence had an aOR for total aggression of 1.20 (95% CI, 1.04-1.36), children who experienced initial separation from 1 or both parents at school age or adolescence had an aOR for PA of 1.15 (95% CI, 1.01-1.32) and 1.26 (95% CI, 1.04-1.51), respectively. No sex differences were found in these associations.Conclusions and RelevanceIn this cross-sectional study of Chinese children and adolescents, we found that parental migration, mainly of the father or both parents or an initial separation at adolescence or school age from 1 or both parents, was associated with higher odds of total aggression and PA among offspring. These associations were similar between male and female participants.

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“…Unfortunately, the education system like this has not been seriously considered by the government. In fact, neglecting on student adjustment problems is very risky and dangerous for their psychological future (Braga et al, 2018;Kang et al, 2021). Therefore, the community have viewed that guidance and counseling teachers are no longer needed.…”

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Public elementary schools' handling of student neglect and adjustment problems

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The challenge of being able to respond to student adjustment needs in elementary schools is a problem worldwide. In this manuscript, we offer one example from Indonesia. Using data from 15 public elementary schools from three small regions in Indonesia: Semarang, Surabaya, and Jakarta, we analyze conditions that result in neglect. Student neglect is any inappropriate action by an incompetent person that results in serious physical or emotional harm, or abuse, which presents a serious risk of harm to the student. The data were collected through documentation, interview, and observation. The study results showed no specific handling adjustment problems regulations and mechanisms, specialized professional staff handling adjustment, and specific room for handling adjustment problems within the public elementary school due to the unawareness, misunderstanding, ignorance, the less-caring educational system, and also the disconnection of the relationship between the educational institution and the community. The study suggests that student neglect on adjustment problems at public elementary schools should not be taken lightly because this can threaten the psychological condition of students in the future.

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Specific effects of neglect and physical abuse on adolescent aggressive behaviors by gender: A multicenter study in rural China

Cited by 16 publications

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The Relationship between Peer Attachment and Aggressive Behavior among Chinese Adolescents: The Mediating Effect of Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy

The Relationship between Peer Attachment and Aggressive Behavior among Chinese Adolescents: The Mediating Effect of Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy

Labor Migration of Parents and Aggression Among Their Offspring in China

Public elementary schools' handling of student neglect and adjustment problems

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