Journal article
Gender, Family Functioning, and Violence across Immigrant Generations
The journal of research in crime and delinquency, Vol.51(6), pp.785-815
11/01/2014
DOI: 10.1177/0022427814529976
Abstract
Objectives: Despite growing empirical and theoretical interest in the role of the family in immigrant offending, gender remains a traditionally overlooked dimension in the study of generational differences in crime. The present study examines the uniquely gendered pathways linking generational status, family functioning, and violence.
Methods: Using ordinary least-squares (OLS) regression and overdispersed Poisson regression, the authors examine predictors of family functioning and violence using data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods study.
Results: Generational status influences family dynamics for both males and females, although the strength and significance of the effects vary by gender. For boys, generational status is a significant predictor of conflict and harsh parenting, net of other factors; for girls, it is associated with religiosity and conflict. Further, family processes attenuate the relationship between generational status and violence for girls only, implying alternative mechanisms for boys.
Conclusions: The associations among immigrant generational status, family functioning, and violence differ for males and females, which has implications for intervention strategies aimed at promoting the well-being of immigrant youth. A noted limitation of this work is the inability to consider how gender interacts with ethnicity to impact these patterns.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Gender, Family Functioning, and Violence across Immigrant Generations
- Creators
- Stephanie M. DiPietro - University of Missouri–St. LouisJaclyn Cwick - University of Missouri–St. Louis
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The journal of research in crime and delinquency, Vol.51(6), pp.785-815
- Publisher
- Sage
- DOI
- 10.1177/0022427814529976
- ISSN
- 0022-4278
- eISSN
- 1552-731X
- Number of pages
- 31
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Sociology and Criminology
- Record Identifier
- 9984306237902771
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