
ERIC Number: EJ783280
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0001-8449
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Adjustment Problems in the Family and School Contexts, Attitude towards Authority, and Violent Behavior at School in Adolescence
Ochoa, Gonzalo Musitu; Lopez, Estefania Estevez; Emler, Nicholas P.
Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, v42 n168 p779 Win 2007
This study analyzed the role of different but interrelated variables in the family and school contexts in relation to problems of violent behavior at school during adolescence. Participants were 1,068 students aged 11 to 16 (47% male) drawn from secondary schools in the Valencian Community (Spain). Statistical analyses were carried out using structural equation modeling. The model accounted for 32% of the variance in school violence. Results showed a direct association between quality of communication with father and teacher's expectations of the student with the adolescent's involvement in violent behavior at school. Moreover, findings showed indirect paths by which adolescents' self-concept (family and school domains), acceptance by peers, and attitude toward authority, seemed to be influenced by the quality of interactions with parent and teachers, and also were closely associated with violent behavior at school. Findings are discussed in relation to previous research on adolescent psychosocial adjustment and behavioral problems at school. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Violence, Structural Equation Models, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Peer Acceptance, Family Environment, Secondary School Students, Self Concept, Fathers, Parent Child Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship, Antisocial Behavior, Educational Environment, Social Adjustment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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