ERIC Number: EJ1392473
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Sep
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1866-2625
EISSN: EISSN-1866-2633
Patterns of Distinct Forms of Peer and Dating Aggression Perpetration in Adolescence
Coleman, Jasmine N.; Nguyen, Theresa; Waasdorp, Tracy E.; Whittington, Damion D.; Mehari, Krista R.
School Mental Health, v15 n3 p839-850 Sep 2023
Perpetration of peer-targeted and dating aggression tends to co-occur in adolescence. However, few studies have examined relations among distinct forms of peer-targeted (physical, relational, cyber) and dating (physical, psychological, cyber) aggression. The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which youth were distinguishable based on the form of aggression they perpetrated (physical, relational or psychological, or cyber) or by the relational context of the perpetration (dating partners or peers). Participants were 185 ninth-grade students (M[subscript age] = 14.3 years, SD = 0.56) in the southeastern United States who participated in surveys collected in the fall of 2019 and were currently dating. The sample was predominantly African American (92%) and was evenly divided by gender (52% female). Three profiles emerged through latent profile analysis: (1) low frequency aggression (84.6%); (2) high frequency peer-targeted aggression (8.9%); and (3) high frequency dating aggression (6.5%). Youth are distinguishable by the relationship contexts in which they perpetrate aggression rather than by forms of aggression. This suggests that youth may selectively choose to use aggression in specific contexts and do not always generalize aggression to other relationship contexts. Prevention and intervention efforts should address the relational contexts of aggression perpetration.
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Aggression, Dating (Social), Adolescents, Grade 9, African American Students, Context Effect
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 9; High Schools; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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