Relationship between violence in childhood and self-regulation in adolescence.

  Viha Thumar

This paper examines the association between childhood violence and the self-regulatory capacities during adolescent period.This relationship was examined with the help of the- ories such as The General Theory of Crime by Gottfredson and Hirschi, Mithaug’s Self Regulation theory.Further, ABCD Model that specifically identifies the direct influence of parental behavior on children. Hence suggesting that parents play a pivotal role in providing a safe and secure environment during the development of children such that a positive impact is observed during the adolescent age.This was proven with the help of several studies including meta-analysis , natural experiment that justify the research hy- pothesis. Lack of self-regulatory skills is measured with the abnormalities in adolescent behavior such as drug abuse, excessive alcohol consumption.Furthermore, this paper also supports the claim with the help of biological evidence that plays a role in influencing self-regulation capacity.

Keywords- violence, childhood, self-regulation, self control

Unique Identification Number - IJEDR2104008
Page Number(s) - 31-36
Pubished in - Volume 9 | Issue 4 | October 2021
DOI (Digital Object Identifier) -   
Publisher - IJEDR (ISSN - 2321-9939)

  Viha Thumar,   "Relationship between violence in childhood and self-regulation in adolescence.", International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Volume.9, Issue 4, pp.31-36, October 2021, Available at :http://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR2104008.pdf