Investigating the relationship between parental abuse and adolescent antisocial behaviors with the moderating role of effortful control

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

3 Phd student, Department of Psychology, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

Abstract

Objective: The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between parental abuse and adolescent antisocial behaviors, with the moderating role of effortful control behavior in students.
Methods:  This study was a descriptive-correlation type. The research population included the students of KhorramAbad city in the academic year of 2023-2024, of which 171 people were selected by a multi-stage cluster sampling method. Data collection tools included the Demare Parental Abuse Questionnaire (2000), Donnellan and Burt's Antisocial Behavior Questionnaire (2009), and Ellis and Rothbart's Effortful Control Questionnaire (2001). Pearson's correlation coefficient and hierarchical regression were used to analyze the data.
Results: The results of structural equations showed that there is a significant relationship between parental maltreatment and students' antisocial behavior. Also, effortful control has a moderating role in the relationship between parental abuse and antisocial behavior.
Conclusion: Based on the results, it can be said that parental abuse significantly increases students' tendency toward antisocial behavior. Meanwhile, high effortful control can reduce the negative effects of this misbehavior, while low effortful control leads to the strengthening of these effects.

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  • Receive Date: 15 September 2024
  • Revise Date: 02 February 2025
  • Accept Date: 02 March 2025

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