Exposure to violence across the social ecosystem and the development of aggression: a test of ecological theory in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

TitleExposure to violence across the social ecosystem and the development of aggression: a test of ecological theory in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Publication TypeJournal Article
AuthorsBoxer, Paul, Rowell L Huesmann, Eric F. Dubow, Simha F. Landau, Shira Dvir Gvirsman, Khalil Shikaki, and Jeremy Ginges
PubMed ID22906188
PubMed Central IDPMC3505223
Grant ListHD047814 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States
R01 HD047814 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States

Bronfenbrenner’s (1979) ecological model proposes that events in higher order social ecosystems should influence human development through their impact on events in lower order social ecosystems. This proposition was tested with respect to ecological violence and the development of children’s aggression via analyses of 3 waves of data (1 wave yearly for 3 years) from 3 age cohorts (starting ages: 8, 11, and 14) representing three populations in the Middle East: Palestinians (N = 600), Israeli Jews (N = 451), and Israeli Arabs (N = 450). Results supported a hypothesized model in which ethnopolitical violence increases community, family, and school violence and children’s aggression. Findings are discussed with respect to ecological and observational learning perspectives on the development of aggressive behavior.

Title Exposure to violence across the social ecosystem and the development of aggression: a test of ecological theory in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Publication Title Child Dev
Publication Type Journal Article
Published Year 2013
Authors P. Boxer; R. Huesmann; E.F. Dubow; S.F. Landau; S.Dvir Gvirsman; K. Shikaki; J. Ginges
ISSN Number 1467-8624
PubMed ID 22906188
PubMed Central ID PMC3505223
Grant List
HD047814 HD NICHD NIH HHS United States
R01 HD047814 HD NICHD NIH HHS United States

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