Children and Youth Services Review
Volume 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 918-926

Aggression and conduct disorder in former Soviet Union immigrant adolescents: The role of parenting style and ego identity (Article)

Finzi-Dottan R.* , Bilu R. , Golubchik P.
  • a Bar Ilan University, School of Social Work, Ramat Gan, (52900), Israel, Child and Adolescence Outpatient Clinic, Geha Mental Health Center, Petah Tiqva, P.O.B. 102, (49100), Israel
  • b Bar Ilan University, School of Social Work, Ramat Gan, (52900), Israel
  • c Child and Adolescence Outpatient Clinic, Geha Mental Health Center, Petah Tiqva, P.O.B. 102, (49100), Israel, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, (69978), Israel

Abstract

The study examined aggression, guilt feelings and conduct disorder (CD) in adolescent immigrants from the Former Soviet Union. One hundred and nineteen adolescents, including sixty six immigrants and fifty native Israelis from four residential schools, completed questionnaires assessing level of aggression, sense of guilt, ego identity, and parenting style. Objective assessments of CD were obtained from instructors at the residential schools, using the CBCL. Results indicate that diffused ego identity is the strongest predictor of aggression, guilt, and CD. A lack of positive parenting moderates the link between diffused ego identity and aggression and CD, while positive parenting promotes a sense of guilt, especially in the immigrant group. These results warrant cultural identity-sensitive interventions. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.

Author Keywords

Ego identity Parenting methods Residential schools conduct disorder immigrant adolescents

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79954617735&doi=10.1016%2fj.childyouth.2010.12.008&partnerID=40&md5=ffc10a448fa392320b04a1d3684416ce
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.12.008
ISSN: 01907409
Cited by: 15
Original Language: English