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Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

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01-03-2011

Proactive and Reactive Aggression and Physical Activity

Auteurs: Paula J. Fite, Michael Vitulano

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | Uitgave 1/2011

Abstract

The current study examined relations between physical activity and proactive and reactive aggression. Additionally, physical activity was examined as a potential moderator of the associations between these subtypes of aggression and peer delinquency. Relations were examined in a community recruited sample of 89 children (56% male, 74% Caucasian) ranging from 9 to 12 years of age (M = 10.44, SD = 1.14). As expected, physical activity was negatively related to proactive aggression and unrelated to reactive aggression. Moreover, physical activity moderated the relation between proactive aggression and peer delinquency, such that at high levels of physical activity, proactive aggression was unrelated to peer delinquency but at low levels of physical activity, proactive aggression was positively associated with peer delinquency. Thus, physical activity may be an important factor to consider when understanding the link between aggression and other problem behavior, as physical activity appears to impact the link between proactive aggression and delinquent peer affiliations.

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Note that some may question the accuracy of our measure of physical activity, because the highest frequency reported on three separate open-ended items regarding physical activity was used for analyses. This measure may not accurately capture the level of physical for some children. Correlation and regression analyses were re-analyzed using a dichotomous (yes–no) physical activity variable, and all findings were consistent with what was found when using the continuous variable of physical activity. Findings suggest that regardless of how you code physical activity, proactive, not reactive, aggression is associated with little to no physical activity, and engaging in physical activity significantly impacts the relation between proactive aggression and peer delinquency.

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Titel: Proactive and Reactive Aggression and Physical Activity
Auteurs: Paula J. Fite
Michael Vitulano
Publicatiedatum: 01-03-2011
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment / Uitgave 1/2011
Print ISSN: 0882-2689
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3505
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-010-9193-6

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