Citation

Ehrenreich SE, Beron KJ, Underwood MK. Dev. Psychol. 2016; 52(3): 457-462.

Affiliation

School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/dev0000094

PMID

26891018

Abstract

This research examined whether following social and physical aggression trajectories across Grades 3-12 predicted psychological maladjustment. Teachers rated participants' (n = 287, 138 boys) aggressive behavior at the end of each school year. Following the 12th grade, psychosocial outcomes were measured: rule-breaking behaviors, internalizing symptoms, and narcissistic and borderline personality features. Following the highest social aggression trajectory predicted rule-breaking behavior; the medium social aggression trajectory was not a significant predictor of any outcome. Following the highest physical aggression trajectory predicted rule-breaking, internalizing symptoms, and narcissism, whereas the medium physical aggression trajectory predicted rule-breaking and internalizing symptoms. (PsycINFO Database Record

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