ERIC Number: EJ959171
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Apr
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Social Problems as a Mediator of the Link between Reactive Aggression and Withdrawn/Depressed Symptoms
Fite, Paula J.; Rathert, Jamie L.; Stoppelbein, Laura; Greening, Leilani
Journal of Child and Family Studies, v21 n2 p184-189 Apr 2012
The current study examined whether social problems accounted for the relation between reactive aggression and withdrawn/depressed symptoms in a sample of 147 children (54.4% male) ranging from 5 to 13 years of age (M = 8.22 years) who attended a community based after-school program. Findings suggested that indeed social problems mediated the link between reactive aggression and withdrawn/depressed symptoms, such that high levels of reactive aggression are associated with high levels of social problems, which in turn are associated with high levels of withdrawn/depressed symptoms. Findings suggest the need to target peer relationships in the prevention of subsequent negative emotions for children who exhibit high levels of reactive aggression.
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Children, Early Adolescents, Correlation, Depression (Psychology), School Activities, Aggression, After School Programs, Withdrawal (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Language: English
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