ERIC Number: EJ907793
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Nov
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-5237
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On the Links between Aggressive Behaviour, Loneliness, and Patterns of Close Relationships among Non-Clinical School-Age Boys
Al-Yagon, Michal
Research in Education, v80 n1 p75-92 Nov 2008
This study explored multifaceted associations between children's aggressive behaviours and loneliness feelings by identifying sub-groups of children with different individual profiles, and also examined whether profiles associated differently with children's quality of close relationships with mothers and peers. Participants were 145 non-clinical boys (8 to 11 years) sampled from two public elementary schools: forty-one third-graders, fifty-one fourth-graders, and fifty-three fifth-graders. Using k-means clustering methods based on overall teacher-rated aggression and child-rated loneliness feelings, four distinct clusters emerged. Tukey HSD and Scheffe procedures validated the clusters, revealing significant inter-cluster differences on child's secure/insecure attachment to mother and on quality of friendship with a best friend. Discussion focuses on understanding different relationship patterns among these subgroups of school-age boys. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Friendship, Profiles, Males, Psychological Patterns, Aggression, Interpersonal Relationship, Peer Acceptance, Parent Child Relationship, Peer Relationship, Mothers, Children, Preadolescents, Elementary School Students, Multivariate Analysis, Attachment Behavior, Teacher Attitudes, Rating Scales
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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