Citation

Martínez JW, Cuevas JR, Muñoz AF. Rev. Peru Med. Exp. Salud Publica 2016; 33(3): 455-461.

Vernacular Title

Comportamiento agresivo y prosocial de escolares residentes en entornos con altos niveles de pobreza.

Affiliation

Grupo de Investigación Salud y Calidad de Vida, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Cali, Colombia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Instituto Nacional de Salud)

DOI

10.17843/rpmesp.2016.333.2296

PMID

27831608

Abstract

OBJETIVES.: To assess the levels of direct and indirect aggression and prosocial behaviors among schoolchildren at public schools located in 13 municipalities of an intermediate region of Colombia.

MATERIALS AND METHODS.: A total of 2,785 children aged 3-11 years were assessed using an instrument validated for the Colombian population that measures aggression and prosocial behavior via direct observations of schoolteachers.

RESULTS.: Boys predominantly exhibited behaviors associated with direct aggression (22.4%), whereas girls exhibited behaviors of indirect aggression (8.0%). Prosocial behaviors were more common in women (67.2%) and in 10-11-year-old children (67.4%).

CONCLUSIONS.: The degree of aggressive behavior may be related to the sociocultural milieu in which children live, and can be detected and subjected to intervention by schoolteachers.

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