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Glenn D Walters¹, Lindsey Runell¹, Jon Kremser¹

¹Department of Criminal Justice, Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, USA.

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|December 16, 2024

Summary

Aggressive attitudes consistently predict aggressive behavior in early adolescence. However, aggressive behavior only predicted aggressive attitudes during a specific developmental period, suggesting a partially bidirectional link.

Keywords:

aggressive attitude aggressive behavior random intercept cross‐lagged panel model

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Background:

Understanding the interplay between aggressive attitudes and behaviors is crucial for adolescent development.
Previous research has not fully clarified the directionality of this relationship.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the reciprocal or bidirectional nature of the link between aggressive attitude and aggressive behavior in early adolescence.

Main Methods:

Longitudinal study of 845 early adolescents (ages 10-13).
Assessed aggressive attitudes using the Denver Youth Survey Neutralization scale.
Measured aggressive behavior via the Self-Reported Offending scale.

Main Results:

Aggressive attitude significantly predicted aggressive behavior across multiple time points.
Aggressive behavior predicted aggressive attitude only from Wave 1 to Wave 2.
Findings suggest a stronger, consistent influence of attitude on behavior than vice versa.

Conclusions:

A partially bidirectional relationship exists between aggressive attitude and behavior.
This reciprocal effect is most pronounced during the transition from childhood to adolescence (ages 11-12).
Results have implications for targeted interventions in developmental psychology.