Publications [#339381] of Kenneth A. Dodge

Journal Articles

1. Schenck-Fontaine, A; Lansford, JE; Skinner, AT; Deater-Deckard, K; Di Giunta, L; Dodge, KA; Oburu, P; Pastorelli, C; Sorbring, E; Steinberg, L; Malone, PS; Tapanya, S; Uribe Tirado, LM; Alampay, LP; Al-Hassan, SM; Bacchini, D; Bornstein, MH; Chang, L (2020). Associations Between Perceived Material Deprivation, Parents' Discipline Practices, and Children's Behavior Problems: An International Perspective.. Child development, 91(1), 307-326. [doi]
   (last updated on 2025/05/11)

   Abstract:
   This study investigated the association between perceived material deprivation, children's behavior problems, and parents' disciplinary practices. The sample included 1,418 8- to 12-year-old children and their parents in China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, and the United States. Multilevel mixed- and fixed-effects regression models found that, even when income remained stable, perceived material deprivation was associated with children's externalizing behavior problems and parents' psychological aggression. Parents' disciplinary practices mediated a small share of the association between perceived material deprivation and children's behavior problems. There were no differences in these associations between mothers and fathers or between high- and low- and middle-income countries. These results suggest that material deprivation likely influences children's outcomes at any income level.