@article{ref1,
title="Social problems as a mediator of the link between reactive aggression and withdrawn/depressed symptoms",
journal="Journal of child and family studies",
year="2012",
author="Fite, Paula and Rathert, Jamie and Stoppelbein, Laura and Greening, Leilani",
volume="21",
number="2",
pages="184-189",
abstract="The current study examined whether social problems accounted for the relation between reactive aggression and withdrawn/depressed symptoms in a sample of 147 children (54.4% male) ranging from 5 to 13 years of age (M = 8.22 years) who attended a community based after-school program. Findings suggested that indeed social problems mediated the link between reactive aggression and withdrawn/depressed symptoms, such that high levels of reactive aggression are associated with high levels of social problems, which in turn are associated with high levels of withdrawn/depressed symptoms. Findings suggest the need to target peer relationships in the prevention of subsequent negative emotions for children who exhibit high levels of reactive aggression.<p />",
language="",
issn="1062-1024",
doi="10.1007/s10826-011-9461-4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-011-9461-4"
}