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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Child Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Impaired executive function is linked to increased aggression in youth.
  • Understanding moderators is crucial for effective intervention strategies.
  • Proactive and reactive aggression subtypes require distinct investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the association between executive function and proactive/reactive aggression.
  • To investigate if caregiver grit moderates this relationship.
  • To inform targeted interventions for childhood aggression.

Main Methods:

  • Assessed executive function and aggression subtypes in 254 children/adolescents (8-19 years).
  • Measured caregiver grit (perseverance).
  • Controlled for covariates: child age, gender, family income.

Main Results:

  • Caregiver grit significantly moderated the executive function-proactive aggression link.
  • High caregiver grit strengthened the negative association; low grit showed a positive association.
  • No significant moderation by caregiver grit was found for reactive aggression.

Conclusions:

  • Enhancing caregiver grit may reduce proactive aggression in children with executive function deficits.
  • Findings support adjunct interventions combining executive function training with caregiver support.
  • This approach can inform community-based strategies to mitigate childhood aggression.