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Parenting behavior and the risk of becoming a victim and a bully/victim : a meta-analysis study

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Lereya, Suzet, Samara, Muthanna and Wolke, Dieter (2013) Parenting behavior and the risk of becoming a victim and a bully/victim : a meta-analysis study. Child Abuse & Neglect, Volume 37 (Number 12). pp. 1091-1108. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.03.001

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.03.001

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Abstract

Objective:
Being bullied has adverse effects on children's health. Children's family experiences and parenting behavior before entering school help shape their capacity to adapt and cope at school and have an impact on children's peer relationship, hence it is important to identify how parenting styles and parent–child relationship are related to victimization in order to develop intervention programs to prevent or mitigate victimization in childhood and adolescence.
Methods:
We conducted a systematic review of the published literature on parenting behavior and peer victimization using MEDLINE, PsychINFO, Eric and EMBASE from 1970 through the end of December 2012. We included prospective cohort studies and cross-sectional studies that investigated the association between parenting behavior and peer victimization.
Results:
Both victims and those who both bully and are victims (bully/victims) were more likely to be exposed to negative parenting behavior including abuse and neglect and maladaptive parenting. The effects were generally small to moderate for victims (Hedge's g range: 0.10–0.31) but moderate for bully/victims (0.13–0.68). Positive parenting behavior including good communication of parents with the child, warm and affectionate relationship, parental involvement and support, and parental supervision were protective against peer victimization. The protective effects were generally small to moderate for both victims (Hedge's g: range: −0.12 to −0.22) and bully/victims (−0.17 to −0.42).
Conclusions:
Negative parenting behavior is related to a moderate increase of risk for becoming a bully/victim and small to moderate effects on victim status at school. Intervention programs against bullying should extend their focus beyond schools to include families and start before children enter school.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing
Faculty of Science > Psychology
Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Parenting -- Psychological aspects, Bullying -- Research, Parent and child
Journal or Publication Title: Child Abuse & Neglect
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0145-2134
Official Date: 2013
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DateEvent
2013Published
Volume: Volume 37
Number: Number 12
Page Range: pp. 1091-1108
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.03.001
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC), Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF)
Grant number: ES/K003593/1 (ESRC), NPRP5-1134-3-240 (QNRF)

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