Citation

Kolbert JB, Crothers LM, Kanyongo GY, Ng HKY, Albright CM, Fenclau E, Schmitt AJ, Wells D. Int. J. Criminol. Sociol. 2012; 1: 98-108.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Lifescience Global)

DOI

10.6000/1929-4409.2012.01.10

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

In this investigation, late adolescents' (N = 629) ego identity status (e.g., identity achievement, identity diffusion, identity moratorium, and identity foreclosure), cognitive processing style, and self-reported use of relational aggression and social aggression were measured in order to assess potential relationships among these constructs. Four separate models were used to test these hypotheses, and the results showed support for some but not all the four hypotheses. In this sample, it appears that individuals with high levels of cognitive sophistication who lack social maturity by which to resolve relationship problems were more likely to use social aggression than those with lower levels of cognitive processing skills or with higher levels of emotional maturity.

Keywords: Ego identity, relational aggression, social aggression, deep processing, elaborative processing.

Language: en