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Pathways from proactive and reactive aggression to substance use.

Paula J Fite1, Craig R Colder, John E Lochman

  • 1University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA. pjfite@buffalo.edu

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors : Journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors
|September 19, 2007
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Childhood aggression predicts adolescent substance use. Proactive aggression links to substance use via peer delinquency, while reactive aggression involves peer rejection and delinquency.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Adolescent Health
  • Substance Use Research

Background:

  • Childhood aggression is a known risk factor for adolescent substance use.
  • Aggression is complex, with subdimensions potentially impacting substance use differently.
  • Limited research explores specific aggression subdimensions' pathways to substance use.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine a developmental model of childhood aggression and adolescent substance use.
  • To test the roles of proactive and reactive aggression in substance use development.
  • To investigate peer rejection and delinquency as mediators in these pathways.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study of 126 children (mean age 10.4 years).
  • Assessed childhood proactive and reactive aggression.

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  • Measured adolescent peer rejection, peer delinquency, and substance use.

    • Main Results:

    • Proactive aggression indirectly predicted substance use through peer delinquency.
    • Reactive aggression indirectly predicted substance use via peer rejection and peer delinquency.
    • Peer rejection partially mediated the link between reactive aggression and peer delinquency (p = .06).

    Conclusions:

    • Both proactive and reactive aggression represent distinct risk pathways to adolescent substance use.
    • Peer delinquency is a key mediator for proactive aggression's impact.
    • Reactive aggression's influence is more complex, involving peer rejection and delinquency.