Finding the Roots of Adolescent Aggressive Behavior: A Test of Three Developmental Pathways

Glowacz, Fabienne; Véronneau, Marie-Hélène; Boët, Sylvie et Born, Michel (2013). « Finding the Roots of Adolescent Aggressive Behavior: A Test of Three Developmental Pathways ». International Journal of Behavioral Development, 37(4), pp. 319-331.

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Aggressive behaviours in adolescence often originate in early development. This study tested three longitudinal pathways starting in early childhood, in a sample of 325 Belgian participants (162 girls) assessed every 1 or 2 years from birth through age 14. Structural equation models supported the “mother early dissatisfaction” pathway toward adolescent aggression, but neither the “cognitive functioning” nor the “early aggressive behaviour” pathway gained clear support. Mother’s early dissatisfaction with her child was the starting point of a series of negative perceptions of the child, which predicted physical and social aggression in adolescence. Children’s cognitive functioning and early aggression level were weakly correlated with mother’s perceptions. This finding suggests that explaining normative development to parents may improve mothers’ perceptions of their early experience as a mother, of their child, and of their subsequent interactions, which may reduce their child’s future aggressive behaviours.

Type: Article de revue scientifique
Mots-clés ou Sujets: aggression, cognitive ability, developmental psychology, mother-child relations, parental attitudes
Unité d'appartenance: Faculté des sciences humaines > Département de psychologie
Déposé par: Marie-Hélène Véronneau-McArdle
Date de dépôt: 18 mai 2021 09:04
Dernière modification: 18 mai 2021 09:04
Adresse URL : http://archipel.uqam.ca/id/eprint/14262

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