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Are perceived containment and coping styles differentially associated with reactive and proactive aggression?
Selena A Baca1, Paula J Fite1, Chi-Ning Chang2
1Departments of Psychology and Applied Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA.
Aggressive Behavior
|December 10, 2022
Summary
Understanding perceived containment and coping strategies is key to reducing youth aggression. This study reveals how these internal factors influence reactive and proactive aggression in elementary students.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Aggression Research
Background:
- Identifying internal patterns predicting youth aggression is crucial for effective interventions.
- Perceived containment and coping responses are internal factors that may influence aggression.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the individual and interactive effects of coping responses and perceived containment on reactive aggression (RA) and proactive aggression (PA) in elementary-aged youth.
- To investigate these associations both within a single time point and across two school years.
Main Methods:
- Surveyed 216 elementary-aged children on perceived containment, coping responses, RA, and PA.
- Utilized multilevel modeling to analyze the data over time and across two school years.
Main Results:
- Lower perceived containment was linked to higher RA and PA within a given time.
- Passive coping was associated with increased RA.
- Specific coping strategies (humor, problem-solving) moderated the relationship between perceived containment and aggression types.
- Across time, passive coping and perceived containment predicted aggression trajectories, with certain coping mechanisms influencing RA and PA differently.
Conclusions:
- Perceived containment and coping mechanisms are significantly associated with patterns of aggression in youth.
- Findings highlight potential targets for prevention and intervention research in child aggression.
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