The interactive effects of Indigenous identity and lateral violence on youth adjustment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Objectives 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 potenti...
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| author | Taylor-Jai Mcalister Kris Rogers Robert Brockman Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews John McAloon |
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| description | Objectives 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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| spelling | doaj-art-dd07fd8d861f46ebb0c8980e0908dcec2024-12-09T05:33:26ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAustralian Journal of Psychology0004-95301742-95362024-12-0176110.1080/00049530.2024.2341699The interactive effects of Indigenous identity and lateral violence on youth adjustment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander childrenTaylor-Jai Mcalister0Kris Rogers1Robert Brockman2Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews3John McAloon4Discipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, AustraliaDiscipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, AustraliaDiscipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, AustraliaDirector of Indigenous Research, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Leadership, Western Sydney University, Sydney, AustraliaDiscipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, AustraliaObjectives 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.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/00049530.2024.2341699AboriginalIndigenousFirst Nationslateral violencesocial and emotional wellbeingethnic-racial identity |
| spellingShingle | Taylor-Jai Mcalister Kris Rogers Robert Brockman Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews John McAloon The interactive effects of Indigenous identity and lateral violence on youth adjustment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children Australian Journal of Psychology Aboriginal Indigenous First Nations lateral violence social and emotional wellbeing ethnic-racial identity |
| title | The interactive effects of Indigenous identity and lateral violence on youth adjustment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children |
| title_full | The interactive effects of Indigenous identity and lateral violence on youth adjustment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children |
| title_fullStr | The interactive effects of Indigenous identity and lateral violence on youth adjustment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children |
| title_full_unstemmed | The interactive effects of Indigenous identity and lateral violence on youth adjustment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children |
| title_short | The interactive effects of Indigenous identity and lateral violence on youth adjustment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children |
| title_sort | interactive effects of indigenous identity and lateral violence on youth adjustment in aboriginal and torres strait islander children |
| topic | Aboriginal Indigenous First Nations lateral violence social and emotional wellbeing ethnic-racial identity |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/00049530.2024.2341699 |
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