Citation

Vaillancourt T, Brendgen MR, Boivin M, Tremblay RE. Child Dev. 2003; 74(6): 1628-1638.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. vaillat@mcmaster.ca

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

14669886

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine whether indirect aggression was distinct from physical aggression across developmental periods. Participants were 3,089 Canadian children aged 4 to 7 years (Time 1), 6 to 9 years (Time 2), and 8 to 11 years (Time 3). Confirmatory factor analysis using an accelerated longitudinal design confirmed a 2-factor model that was stable across cohorts, time, and sex. The longitudinal predictive links between indirect and physical aggression were also examined in a path analysis. Findings did not support the notion that maturation is associated with changes in the ways children aggress but rather suggest that children are consistent in the type of aggression they use over time, whether it be indirect or physical.

Language: en