ERIC Number: EJ1355199
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Nov
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0165-0254
EISSN: EISSN-1464-0651
Interpretations and Revenge Goals in Response to Peer Provocations: Comparing Adolescents in the United States and Pakistan
McDonald, Kristina L.; Siddiqui, Salma; Seo, Sunmi; Gibson, Carolyn E.
International Journal of Behavioral Development, v46 n6 p555-561 Nov 2022
This study examined cultural specificity in how interpretations about peer provocation are associated with revenge goals and aggression. The sample consisted of young adolescents from the United States (369 seventh graders; 54.7% male; 77.2% identified as White) and from Pakistan (358 seventh graders; 39.2% male). Participants rated their interpretations and revenge goals in response to six peer provocation vignettes and completed peer nominations of aggressive behavior. Multigroup structural equation models (SEMs) indicated cultural specificity in how interpretations were related to revenge goals. Interpretations that a friendship with the provocateur was unlikely were uniquely related to revenge goals for Pakistani adolescents. For U.S adolescents, positive interpretations were negatively related to revenge but self-blame interpretations were positively related to vengeance goals. Revenge goals were related to aggression similarly across groups.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Relationship, Antisocial Behavior, Aggression, Early Adolescents, Grade 7, Friendship, Cultural Differences, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States; Pakistan
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