Negative parenting and functions of relational aggression
The moderating roles of gender and physiological reactivity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11106935 |
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| Authors | Maria C Lent (0000-0002-6361-9279, Department of Psychological Science University of Vermont Burlington Vermont USA, corresponding author), Dianna Murray‐close (0000-0003-4458-4784, Department of Psychological Science University of Vermont Burlington Vermont USA) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-29 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Aggressive Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0096-140X • E-ISSN: 1098-2337 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ab.21993 |
| PMID | 34524694 |
| OpenAlex | W3200245315 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 40 |
Dimensions of negative parenting, including permissive, authoritarian, and psychologically controlling parenting behaviors, are associated with children's engagement in relational aggression. However, some youth may be more strongly influenced by negative parenting than others, and effects may depend on whether aggression is proactive or reactive in function. In a community sample of 236 preadolescent children followed over 1 year, we examined whether children's skin conductance level reactivity (an index of “fight or flight” response) and gender moderated links between parents' self‐reported negative parenting behaviors and increases in children's teacher‐reported proactive and reactive relational aggression. Findings indicated that negative parenting predicted increases in proactive and reactive relational aggression, and, consistent with differential susceptibility theory, effects often emerged among highly reactive youth. Associations between negative parenting and proactive relational aggression emerged for boys but not girls. Results tentatively suggest that associations between parenting and aggression vary by the function of aggression, children's physiological reactivity to stress, and gender, although results should be interpreted with caution due to high levels of missing data. Implications for theory and intervention are discussed
Aggression · Developmental psychology · Injury prevention · Permissive · Poison control · Reactivity (psychology · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior · Psychology
The Electrodermal System
Proactive and reactive aggression in childhood and adolescence
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Externalizing Behavior Problems and Discipline Revisited
Relational Aggression, Gender, and Social-Psychological Adjustment
Direct and Indirect Aggression During Childhood and Adolescence
The Adaptive Calibration Model of stress responsivity
Species Richness of Parasite Assemblages
Maternal and paternal parenting styles associated with relational aggression in children and adolescents
Social competence interview for assessing physiological reactivity in adolescents
Relational Aggression in Mothers and Children
Relational victimization and proactive versus reactive relational aggression
Current patterns of parental authority
Skin conductance level reactivity moderates the association between harsh parenting and growth in child externalizing behavior
Associations between parental psychological control and relational aggression in children and adolescents
Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, 1969
Beyond diathesis stress
| Highly cited | No |
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