A Cross-Cultural Examination of Aboriginal and European Canadian Mothers' Beliefs regarding Proactive and Reactive Aggression

Autor/inn/en	Cheah, Charissa S. L.; Sheperd, Kelly A.
Titel	A Cross-Cultural Examination of Aboriginal and European Canadian Mothers' Beliefs regarding Proactive and Reactive Aggression
Quelle	In: Infant and Child Development, 20 (2011) 3, S.330-346 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1522-7219
DOI	10.1002/icd.701
Schlagwörter	Attribution Theory; Mothers; Preschool Children; Cross Cultural Studies; Canada Natives; Mother Attitudes; Aggression; Emotional Response; Whites; American Indians; Parenting Styles; Parent Child Relationship; Eskimos + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Mutterliebe; Emotionales Verhalten; White; Weißer; American Indian; Indianer; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung
Abstract	The purpose of the present study was to examine the maternal beliefs and practices regarding preschool children's proactive and reactive aggression, within a cross-cultural framework. Participants included 30 Aboriginal and 45 European Canadian mothers of preschoolers who provided their emotional reactions, causal attributions, socialization strategies, and parenting goals in response to children's aggressive behaviours. Results supported previous research that both groups of mothers generally responded negatively to both types of aggression, although there were differences in the extent of negative emotional responses expressed by mothers in the two cultures depending on the type of aggression. Mothers believed that reactive aggression was due to more external causes than proactive aggression and generally used more power assertive strategies in response to proactive versus reactive aggression. Aboriginal mothers were less anxious and used less power assertive strategies than European Canadian mothers. These findings speak to the importance of examining both similarities and differences in mother's beliefs and practices across cultures. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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