Simons R L, Johnson C, Beaman J, Conger R D, Whitbeck L B
Iowa State University.
Am J Community Psychol. 1996 Feb;24(1):145-71. doi: 10.1007/BF02511885.
Used a sample of 207 single-parent families residing in 104 small, Midwestern communities to test hypotheses regarding the link between community context and adolescent conduct problems and psychological distress. For boys, community disadvantage had a direct affect on psychological distress, while it indirectly boosted the probability of conduct problems by disrupting parenting and increasing affiliation with deviant peers. Community disadvantage was unrelated to the deviant behavior or emotional well-being of girls. Proportion of single-parent households in the community had a direct effect on girls' conduct problems. It also contributed indirectly to girls' conduct problems by increasing the probability of involvement with deviant peers. Possible explanations for these gender differences are provided.
研究采用了一个由居住在104个中西部小社区的207个单亲家庭组成的样本，来检验关于社区环境与青少年行为问题及心理困扰之间联系的假设。对于男孩而言，社区劣势对心理困扰有直接影响，同时它通过扰乱养育方式和增加与不良同伴的交往间接提高了行为问题的可能性。社区劣势与女孩的不良行为或情绪健康无关。社区中单亲家庭的比例对女孩的行为问题有直接影响。它还通过增加与不良同伴交往的可能性，间接导致女孩出现行为问题。文中提供了这些性别差异的可能解释。
