Type of Document Dissertation Author Roche, Cathy URN etd-04092009-202749 Title No Más Violencia: Family Conflict and Youth Aggression Among Latino Youth Degree Ph.D. Department Psychology Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Gabriel Kuperminc Committee Co-Chair Julia Perilla Committee Co-Chair Erin McClure Tone Committee Member Lisa Armistead Committee Member Keywords
- Domestic violence
- Family conflict
- Latino
- Hispanic
- Children
Date of Defense 2008-07-15 Availability unrestricted Abstract This research examined the link between family conflict and youth aggression in Latino families. Attitudes toward aggression were tested as a mediator of this link, whereas family constellation variables (cohesion, responsibilities, birth order, and gender) were tested as moderators. This model was tested in a longitudinal community sample of 143 youth (study 1) and in a sample of 35 sibling dyads exposed to domestic violence (study 2). Differences between the two studies supported the notion that domestic violence and family conflict are distinct phenomena. For example, fairness did not have any main effects or interaction effects on behavioral outcomes in study 1. However, fairness had a negative association with aggression for oldest siblings in study 2. Future directions are discussed including a call for a developmental-ecological-feminist theory and participatory action research.Files
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