TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Social problems as a mediator of the link between reactive aggression and withdrawn/depressed symptoms
JO  - Journal of child and family studies
A1  - Fite, Paula
A1  - Rathert, Jamie
A1  - Stoppelbein, Laura
A1  - Greening, Leilani
SP  - 184
EP  - 189
VL  - 21
IS  - 2
N2  - The current study examined whether social problems accounted for the relation between reactive aggression and withdrawn/depressed symptoms in a sample of 147 children (54.4% male) ranging from 5 to 13 years of age (M = 8.22 years) who attended a community based after-school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 Findings suggested that indeed social problems mediated the link between reactive aggression and withdrawn/depressed symptoms, such that high levels of reactive aggression are associated with high levels of social problems, which in turn are associated with high levels of withdrawn/depressed symptoms.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 />
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SN  - 1062-1024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-011-9461-4
ID  - ref1
ER  -