Relationship between family characteristics and aggressive behaviors of children and adolescents

Abstract

In order to identify family factors obviously relevant to aggression, and offer a theoretical foundation for the prevention of aggression, 4010 students from primary and secondary schools in 5 different areas in Hubei province were surveyed. The Child Behavior Checklist “parents’ form” (Chinese version) and the four scales of Family Environment Scale were used. A multiple logistic regression was used to identify risk factors of children’s and adolescents’ aggressive behavior. The results showed that maternal education, paternal occupation, family type, parental child-rearing attitude and patterns, students’ interpersonal relationship were significantly associated with the children’s and adolescents’ aggression. The risk factors of aggression were parental child-rearing patterns, peer relationship, teacher-student relationship, and family conflicts.

Keywords

children / adolescent / aggressive behavior / family factors / logistic regression

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