A longitudinal study of relational aggression, physical aggression, and children's social-psychological adjustment
A longitudinal study of relational aggression, physical aggression, and children's social-psychological adjustment
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DOI：
10.1007/s10802-005-9009-4
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发表时间：
2006-04-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Werner, Nicole E.
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作者：
Crick, Nicki R.;Ostrov, Jamie M.;Werner, Nicole E.
尽管最近在我们对关系攻击及其后果的理解上取得了长足的进步，但一个显著的限制是缺乏前瞻性研究。本研究通过识别和评估小学三年级期间的关系攻击性、身体攻击性、关系加身体攻击性(共病)和非攻击性儿童群体来解决这个问题，然后在一年后的四年级期间对他们进行重新评估(N=224,113名女孩)。在两个评估期都评估了社会心理适应的两个方面，包括内在化困难(即退缩、抑郁/焦虑和躯体抱怨)和外在化问题(即攻击性行为、犯罪)。研究发现，对未来的社会心理适应问题以及这些问题从第三到第四次增加的最强预测因子是关系攻击和身体攻击的结合。相对于身体攻击，关系攻击在预测未来适应不良方面也贡献了独特的信息。讨论了这些发现对未来的研究和预防工作的影响，特别是对攻击性女孩的影响。
Although great strides have recently been made in our understanding of relational aggression and its consequences, one significant limitation has been the lack of prospective studies. The present research addressed this issue by identifying and assessing groups of relationally aggressive, physically aggressive, relationally plus physically aggressive (co-morbid), and nonaggressive children during their third grade year in elementary school and then reassessing them a year later, during fourth-grade (N = 224, 113 girls). Two aspects of social-psychological adjustment were assessed during both assessment periods including internalizing difficulties (i.e., withdrawal, depression/anxiety, and somatic complaints) and externalizing problems (i.e., aggressive behavior, delinquency). It was revealed that the strongest predictor of future social-psychological adjustment problems and increases in these problems from third to fourth was the combination of relational and physical aggression. Relational aggression also contributed unique information, relative to physical aggression, in the prediction of future maladjustment. Implications of these findings for future research and prevention efforts, particularly for aggressive girls, are discussed.