The Role of Psychological Maturity in Direct and Indirect Aggressiveness in Spanish Adolescents

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabia Morales-Vives ◽  
Elisa Camps ◽  
Urbano Lorenzo-Seva ◽  
Andreu Vigil-Colet
Keyword(s):  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Indirect Aggression ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Psychological Maturity ◽  
Direct Aggression ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Violence Prevention Programs

AbstractUnderstanding which factors are related to different kinds of aggressive behaviors in adolescents might help to improve violence-prevention programs for schools and families. Although some studies show that adolescents who are less psychologically mature tend to display more behavioral problems, few studies have been performed on the relationship between aggressive behavior and psychological maturity in adolescence, and no studies have focused specifically on indirect aggression. For this reason, the current research tests the role of psychological maturity in direct and indirect aggressiveness in a sample of 193 Spanish adolescents (49% boys and 51% girls) between 14 and 18 years old (M = 16.1, SD = 1.18). The results show that psychological maturity is related to both kinds of aggressiveness. In fact, less mature adolescents tend to show higher levels of direct aggression (r = –.22, p < .01) and indirect aggression (r = –.44, p < .01). More specifically, the dimensions of psychological maturity most related to aggressiveness are self-reliance and identity: self-reliance is the main predictor of indirect aggression (p < .01) and identity is the main predictor of direct aggression (p < .01). Moreover, overall psychological maturity is more related to indirect aggression in men than in women (p < .05), so the increase in psychological maturity implies a greater decrease of indirect aggression in men.

scholarly journals Preference for Religious Coping Strategies and Passive versus Active Coping Styles among Seniors Exhibiting Aggressive Behaviors

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 553
Author(s):  
Iwona Niewiadomska ◽  
Leon Szot
Keyword(s):  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Religious Coping ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Indirect Aggression ◽  
Displaced Aggression ◽  
Instrumental Aggression ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Difficult Situations

This article is theoretical and empirical. The theoretical part presents issues related to experiencing stress (including ways of coping with experienced problems) and the relationships between preference for various coping strategies and human behavior. The empirical part presents the results of research on the relationship between the frequency of seniors (n = 329) using 13 different ways to deal with experienced difficulties (including the strategy of turning to religion/religious coping) and 11 categories of aggressive behavior (retaliation tendencies, self-destructive tendencies, aggression control disorders, displaced aggression, unconscious aggressive tendencies, indirect aggression, instrumental aggression, self-hostility, physical aggression towards the environment, hostility towards the environment, and reactive aggression). The last part is devoted to a discussion on the obtained research results and the practical implications of using the strategy of turning to religion/religious coping in difficult situations as a factor protecting the elderly from aggressive behavior.

scholarly journals Maternal Harsh Physical Parenting and Behavioral Problems in Children in Religious Families in Yemen

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 1485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khadija Alsarhi ◽  
Rahma ◽  
Mariëlle J. L. Prevoo ◽  
Lenneke R. A. Alink ◽  
Judi Mesman
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Child Behavior Problems ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Cultural Factor ◽  
Direct Association ◽  
Child Behavioral Problems ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Mediation Models

The present study examined maternal religiosity as an underlying cultural factor in the effect of harsh physical parenting on child behavioral problems. Data was collected via a discipline observational task, religiosity-based vignettes, and a questionnaire in a group of 62 mothers and their children in slum areas in Yemen. Moderation and mediation models were tested, where the role of maternal religiosity as a predictor and a moderator in the association between harsh physical parenting and child behavioral problems was explored. Findings showed no direct association between harsh physical parenting, maternal religiosity, and child behavioral problems. However, maternal religiosity was found to significantly moderate the relationship between harsh physical parenting and child behavioral problems such that the positive association between harsh physical parenting and child behavior problems was stronger when parents were more religious. Implications of the moderating role of maternal religiosity on the association between harsh physical parenting and child behavioral problems are discussed.

scholarly journals Differential Susceptibility or Diathesis-Stress: Testing the Moderating Role of Temperament and Cortisol Levels between Fathers’ Parenting and Children’s Aggressive Behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1088
Author(s):  
Eider Pascual-Sagastizabal ◽  
Nora del Puerto-Golzarri ◽  
Aitziber Azurmendi
Keyword(s):  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Parenting Style ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Differential Susceptibility ◽  
Indirect Aggression ◽  
Stress Theory ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Immunoassay Technique ◽  
Cortisol Levels

Aggression is a multidimensional behavior that could be caused by different biopsychosocial variables. The aim of this study was to explore whether temperament, cortisol and sex moderate the relation between fathers’ parenting style and aggressive behavior in school-aged children, and whether this corresponds to differential susceptibility or diathesis-stress. Participants were 158 children (88 boys and 70 girls) aged 8 years. Aggressive behavior was measured using the Direct and Indirect Aggression Scale and fathers informed about their child’s temperament and their own parenting style through the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire and the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire (respectively). Children’s’ baseline saliva cortisol levels were analyzed through an enzyme immunoassay technique. The results revealed that high cortisol levels moderated the relation between fathers’ low levels of authoritative parenting and boys’ aggression. Moreover, high negative emotionality moderated the relation between permissive paternal parenting and girls’ aggressive behavior, with both these relations being consistent with the diathesis-stress theory.

Incremental Prediction and Moderating Role of the Perceived Emotional Intelligence over Aggressive Behavior

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Angeles Peláez-Fernández ◽  
Natalio Extremera ◽  
Pablo Fernández-Berrocal
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Verbal Aggression ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Perceived Emotional Intelligence ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

AbstractThe aim of this research was to explore the influence of Perceived Emotional Intelligence (PEI) on aggression dimensions (Physical Aggression, Verbal Aggression, Hostility, and Anger) above and beyond the effects of gender, age, and personality traits (Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness to Experience), as well as the moderating role of PEI on the relationship between personality and aggressive behavior, among young adults. The Trait Meta-Mood Scale, the Big-Five Inventory, and the Aggression Questionnaire were administered to a 313 Spanish community sample, comprised of both males (39.0%) and females (61.0%), ranging from 14 to 69 years old (X = 24.74; SD = 9.27). Controlling the effects of age, gender, and personality, PEI dimensions (Attention, Clarity and Repair) accounted for 3% of the variance (p < .05) in Verbal Aggression and Hostility. Interaction analysis showed that all PEI subscales moderated the relationship between four out of the Big-Five personality dimensions (Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism, and Openness to Experience) and the aggression dimensions. Particularly, the interaction between Attention and Extraversion and between Clarity and Neuroticism were significant predictors of Total Aggression (b = .67, t(313) = 2.35, p < .05; b = –.71, t(313) = –2.50, p < .05). The results show evidence of the predictive and incremental validity of PEI dimensions on aggressive behavior among young adults and of the moderating role of PEI on the personality-aggression relationship.

Questioning the Assumptions of Youth Violence Prevention Programs: The Role of Reflexive Evaluation in Program Development

2003 ◽  
Vol os-20 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-63
Author(s):  
Jack L. Powell ◽  
Timothy Black
Keyword(s):  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Youth Violence ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
After School ◽  
Youth Violence Prevention ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
After School Program ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Violence Prevention Programs

Several violence prevention projects are described and critiqued. One particular pilot program conducted with 20 Hispanic youth is reviewed. Evaluation of this after-school program emphasizing violence prevention, vocational training, and peer education revealed that students acquired job readiness skills and self-confidence in making presentations before groups. However, the value of violence prevention training was minimal. We introduce the role of reflexive evaluation to question the underlying assumptions of intervention programs. Specific assumptions of this and of previous programs are identified and critically assessed to foster a dialogue that will modify present practices and generate new ideas for future intervention programs.

The role of emotion regulation in the predictive association between social information processing and aggressive behavior in adolescents

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 338-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Calvete ◽  
Izaskun Orue
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Information Processing ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Social Information Processing ◽  
Social Information ◽  
Behavior Interventions ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Peer Reports

The primary aim of this study was to assess the moderating role of emotion regulation in the relationship between some components of social information processing (hostile interpretation and anger) and aggressive behavior. The secondary aim was to assess whether emotion regulation, hostile interpretation, and anger account for gender differences in aggressive behavior. A total of 1,125 adolescents (627 girls) filled out the social information processing questionnaire to assess hostile interpretation, anger, and emotion regulation. Reactive and proactive aggressive behaviors were assessed by self- and peer reports. The results showed that adaptive regulation negatively predicted aggressive behavior and moderated the relationship between anger and reactive aggressive behavior. Boys’ higher scores for aggressive behavior were accounted for by their higher scores for anger and lower scores for emotion regulation. However, the strength of the relationships among variables was similar for both boys and girls. Findings of this study indicate the importance of emotion regulation as a target for aggressive behavior interventions.

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