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Self-Regulation and Conduct Problems Among Low-Income African American Youth From Single-Mother Homes: The Roles of Perceived Neighborhood Context and Child Gender

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Deborah J. Jones

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, djjones{at}email.unc.edu.

Rex Forehand

University of Vermont

Gene Brody

University of Georgia

The present study examines perceived neighborhood context and gender as moderators of the relation between self-regulation and conduct problems among low-income African American youth (7 to 15 years old; 50% girls) from single-mother homes. Mother-child dyads (N = 277) provided ratings of self-regulation, neighborhood resources and risks, and aggression and other conduct problems. Analyses revealed a significant three-way interaction among self-regulation, neighborhood context, and gender. Neighborhoods lower in resources and higher in risks exacerbated the link between poor self-regulation and aggression and conduct problems for girls, but not for boys. Clinical implications of the findings and future research directions are discussed.

Key Words: self-regulation • neighborhood • conduct problems • African American

Journal of Black Psychology, Vol. 33, No. 3, 239-259 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0095798407302569


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