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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 7/2012

01-10-2012

Developmental Trajectories of Chinese Children’s Relational and Physical Aggression: Associations with Social-Psychological Adjustment Problems

Auteurs: Yoshito Kawabata, Wan-Ling Tseng, Dianna Murray-Close, Nicki R. Crick

Gepubliceerd in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology | Uitgave 7/2012

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Abstract

The purpose of this short-term longitudinal study was to examine Chinese children’s trajectories of physical and relational aggression and their association with social-psychological adjustment problems (i.e., depressive symptoms and delinquency) and gender. Fourth and fifth grade children in Taiwan (n = 739, age 9–11) were followed across 1 year. Results of Linear Mixed Models demonstrated that, on average, relational aggression increased in a linear fashion for fifth grade children and girls and physical aggression remained stable for boys and increased linearly for fifth grade girls. Further, increases in relational aggression were associated with time-dependent increases in depressive symptoms, and the effect size of this association seemed to be stronger than that of physical aggression. Findings are discussed in the context of Chinese culture.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Developmental Trajectories of Chinese Children’s Relational and Physical Aggression: Associations with Social-Psychological Adjustment Problems
Auteurs
Yoshito Kawabata
Wan-Ling Tseng
Dianna Murray-Close
Nicki R. Crick
Publicatiedatum
01-10-2012
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology / Uitgave 7/2012
Print ISSN: 2730-7166
Elektronisch ISSN: 2730-7174
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-012-9633-8

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