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F Vitaro1, P L Gendreau, R E Tremblay

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Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines
|July 22, 1998
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Proactive aggression predicts delinquency and disruptive behaviors in boys, while reactive aggression does not. High reactive aggression can weaken the link between proactive aggression and delinquency.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Child Psychiatry

Background:

  • Externalizing problems, including delinquency and disruptive behaviors, are significant concerns in child development.
  • Aggression is a key precursor to externalizing problems, with distinct subtypes potentially having differential impacts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the distinct predictive roles of proactive and reactive aggression in later externalizing problems.
  • To examine the interaction between proactive and reactive aggression in predicting delinquency and disruptive behaviors.

Main Methods:

  • A community sample of low socioeconomic status (SES) boys was assessed.
  • Teacher ratings of proactive and reactive aggression were collected at age 12.
  • Delinquency, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder were assessed in mid-adolescence.

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Main Results:

  • Proactive aggression significantly predicted both delinquency and disruptive behaviors.
  • Reactive aggression did not independently predict these externalizing problems.
  • High reactive aggression moderated the relationship between proactive aggression and delinquency, weakening the association.

Conclusions:

  • Proactive and reactive aggression represent distinct constructs with differing predictive validity for externalizing problems.
  • The interplay between aggression subtypes is crucial for understanding the development of conduct-related issues.