The interactive effects of Indigenous identity and lateral violence on youth adjustment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
ABSTRACTObjectives Lateral violence is the potential for members of a group to engage in practices that are harmful to other members of their own group. Evidence indicates that lateral violence can affect Aboriginal children’s social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB); however, little is known about the...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:dd07fd8d861f46ebb0c8980e0908dcec 2024-09-15T18:06:45+00:00 The interactive effects of Indigenous identity and lateral violence on youth adjustment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children Taylor-Jai Mcalister Kris Rogers Robert Brockman Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews John McAloon 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/00049530.2024.2341699 https://doaj.org/article/dd07fd8d861f46ebb0c8980e0908dcec EN eng Taylor & Francis Group https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/00049530.2024.2341699 https://doaj.org/toc/0004-9530 https://doaj.org/toc/1742-9536 doi:10.1080/00049530.2024.2341699 1742-9536 0004-9530 https://doaj.org/article/dd07fd8d861f46ebb0c8980e0908dcec Australian Journal of Psychology, Vol 76, Iss 1 (2024) Aboriginal Indigenous First Nations lateral violence social and emotional wellbeing ethnic-racial identity Psychology BF1-990 article 2024 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/00049530.2024.2341699 2024-08-05T17:49:25Z ABSTRACTObjectives Lateral violence is the potential for members of a group to engage in practices that are harmful to other members of their own group. Evidence indicates that lateral violence can affect Aboriginal children’s social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB); however, little is known about the potential for ethnic-racial identity (ERI) to protect against harmful effects of lateral violence.Methods We investigated whether ERI affirmation moderated the relationship between exposure to lateral violence and Aboriginal children’s SEWB. Children (n = 360) from the K-Cohort of the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children were included in this analysis. Children’s ERI was dichotomised into high versus low affirmation, and General Linear Models were used to examine the effects of lateral violence on SEWB and the potentially moderating effect of ERI on that relationship.Results Increased exposure to lateral violence was associated with increased difficulties in all Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire domains. ERI was also shown to moderate the relationship between exposure to lateral violence and peer difficulties, with children in the high ERI affirmation group showing greater vulnerability than those in the low group.Conclusions The findings of this study are discussed in relation to their potential to inform policy and clinical practice. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Australian Journal of Psychology 76 1 |
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ABSTRACTObjectives Lateral violence is the potential for members of a group to engage in practices that are harmful to other members of their own group. Evidence indicates that lateral violence can affect Aboriginal children’s social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB); however, little is known about the potential for ethnic-racial identity (ERI) to protect against harmful effects of lateral violence.Methods We investigated whether ERI affirmation moderated the relationship between exposure to lateral violence and Aboriginal children’s SEWB. Children (n = 360) from the K-Cohort of the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children were included in this analysis. Children’s ERI was dichotomised into high versus low affirmation, and General Linear Models were used to examine the effects of lateral violence on SEWB and the potentially moderating effect of ERI on that relationship.Results Increased exposure to lateral violence was associated with increased difficulties in all Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire domains. ERI was also shown to moderate the relationship between exposure to lateral violence and peer difficulties, with children in the high ERI affirmation group showing greater vulnerability than those in the low group.Conclusions The findings of this study are discussed in relation to their potential to inform policy and clinical practice. |
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Taylor-Jai Mcalister Kris Rogers Robert Brockman Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews John McAloon |
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The interactive effects of Indigenous identity and lateral violence on youth adjustment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children |
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The interactive effects of Indigenous identity and lateral violence on youth adjustment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children |
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The interactive effects of Indigenous identity and lateral violence on youth adjustment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children |
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The interactive effects of Indigenous identity and lateral violence on youth adjustment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children |
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The interactive effects of Indigenous identity and lateral violence on youth adjustment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children |
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interactive effects of indigenous identity and lateral violence on youth adjustment in aboriginal and torres strait islander children |
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