The Relationship Between Social Problem-Solving and Passive-Aggressive Behavior Among Adolescents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16946485 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zita Gál (0000-0001-9676-3114, University of Szeged), Márió Tibor Nagy (0000-0001-6465-3797, University of Szeged), István Károly Takács (University of Szeged), László Kasik (0000-0001-5725-5264, University of Szeged, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 140 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2174-8144 • E-ISSN: 2254-9625 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ejihpe15070140 |
| PMID | 40709973 |
| OpenAlex | W4412653527 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 30 |
The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between passive-aggressive behavior and social problem-solving among Hungarian adolescents (16- and 18-year-olds, N = 496). The Passive Aggression Scale (PAS) was used to explore the characteristics of criticism, ignoring, and sabotage, and the Social Problem-Solving Inventory–Revised (SPSI–R) was employed to measure negative and positive problem orientations and rational, impulsive, and avoidant problem-solving styles. Both questionnaires performed reliably for both ages. The results show that 18-year-olds are more likely to have a negative problem orientation. Both age groups show a similarly strong positive relationship between criticism–impulsivity and ignoring–rationality. Based on a latent profile analysis, two problem-solving profiles (mixed and positive rational) were distinguished for 16-year-olds and three (mixed, positive rational, and negative avoidant) for 18-year-olds. Only the profiles obtained for the older age groups differ in passive-aggressive characteristics: criticism is most common for impulsive avoiders, ignoring is least typical of positive rationalists, and sabotage is most characteristic of mixed profiles. Developmental and socio-psychological features are usually well understood in these patterns, but a measure of various passive-aggressive behaviors is needed that is specific to adolescents
Aggression · Criticism · Developmental psychology · Impulsivity · Rationality · Social problem-solving · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Problem Solving Skills Development · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |