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Abstract
The goal of this study was to examine the distinctiveness of reactive aggression (RA) and proactive aggression (PA) from a variable- and person-based approach, their psychosocial correlates and behavioral outcomes, and analyze their replicability across two samples of adolescents. The forensic sample was composed of 231 juvenile offenders and the community sample included 321 youth. At a variable-based level, the results of the factor analysis supported the original two-factor model of aggression, and RA and PA showed differential associations with a set of psychosocial correlates and behavioral outcomes. At a person-based level, three subgroups were identified, namely low aggression, moderate RA, and mixed aggression. The mixed aggression group showed the most severe profile in both samples. These results support the distinctiveness of RA and PA at a variable-based level but lead to consider PA as a severity marker rather than a distinct subgroup at a person-based level.
本研究的目的是通过基于变量和人的方法,研究反应性攻击(RA)和主动性攻击(PA)的独特性、它们的社会心理相关性和行为结果,并分析它们在两个青少年样本中的可复制性。法医样本由 231 名少年犯组成,社区样本包括 321 名青少年。在基于变量的层面上,因子分析的结果支持最初的攻击行为双因子模型,RA 和 PA 与一系列心理社会相关因素和行为结果显示出不同的关联。在以人为基础的层面上,确定了三个亚组,即低度攻击性、中度 RA 和混合攻击性。在两个样本中,混合攻击行为组的情况最为严重。这些结果支持了RA和PA在变量层面上的独特性,但导致将PA视为一种严重性标记,而不是在个人层面上的独特亚组。
期刊介绍:
Child Psychiatry & Human Development is an interdisciplinary international journal serving the groups represented by child and adolescent psychiatry, clinical child/pediatric/family psychology, pediatrics, social science, and human development. The journal publishes research on diagnosis, assessment, treatment, epidemiology, development, advocacy, training, cultural factors, ethics, policy, and professional issues as related to clinical disorders in children, adolescents, and families. The journal publishes peer-reviewed original empirical research in addition to substantive and theoretical reviews.