ERIC Number: EJ1009875
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
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Correlates of Pure and Co-Occurring Proactive and Reactive Aggressors In Hong Kong
Chan, Jacob Yuichung; Fung, Annis L.; Gerstein, Lawrence H.
Psychology in the Schools, v50 n2 p181-192 Feb 2013
Research on aggression in the West has focused mainly on the dichotomy between proactive and reactive aggression, but not the co-occurring proactive-reactive aggression subtype, despite its prevalence. The authors investigated the differences in psychological and behavioral correlates among proactive, reactive, and proactive-reactive student aggressors and nonaggressors in Hong Kong, China, based on their scores on the Reactive and Proactive Aggression Questionnaire. Participants were 1,356 secondary school students (805 males and 551 females, aged 11 to 18 years). A one-way multivariate analysis of covariance was conducted to examine group differences in aggression, attention deficits, anxiety/depression, and delinquency. Results showed that proactive-reactive aggressors were significantly more aggressive, less attentive, more anxious/depressed, and more engaged in delinquent behaviors. Reactive and proactive aggressors did not differ in three of these four behaviors. Implications for research and practice when working with proactive-reactive aggressors are discussed. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Aggression, Foreign Countries, Student Behavior, Secondary School Students, Attention Deficit Disorders, Psychological Patterns, Behavior Problems, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Delinquency, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Correlation, Student Characteristics, Antisocial Behavior, Questionnaires
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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