Understanding the link between exposure to violence and aggression in justice-involved adolescents
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Myers, Tina D. W., Salcedo, Abigail, Frick, Paul, Ray, James V., Thornton, Laura, Steinberg, laurence and Cauffman, Elizabeth. (2018). Understanding the link between exposure to violence and aggression in justice-involved adolescents. Development and Psychopathology. 30(2), pp. 593 - 603. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579417001134
Authors | Myers, Tina D. W., Salcedo, Abigail, Frick, Paul, Ray, James V., Thornton, Laura, Steinberg, laurence and Cauffman, Elizabeth |
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Abstract | The current study advanced research on the link between community violence exposure and aggression by comparing the effects of violence exposure on different functions of aggression and by testing four potential (i.e., callous–unemotional traits, consideration of others, impulse control, and anxiety) mediators of this relationship. Analyses were conducted in an ethnically/racially diverse sample of 1,216 male first-time juvenile offenders (M ¼ 15.30 years, SD ¼ 1.29). Our results indicated that violence exposure had direct effects on both proactive and reactive aggression 18 months later. The predictive link of violence exposure to proactive aggression was no longer significant after controlling for proactive aggression at baseline and the overlap with reactive aggression. In contrast, violence exposure predicted later reactive aggression even after controlling for baseline reactive aggression and the overlap with proactive aggression. Mediation analyses of the association between violence exposure and reactive aggression indicated indirect effects through all potential mediators, but the strongest indirect effect was through impulse control. The findings help to advance knowledge on the consequences of community violence exposure on justice-involved youth. |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | Development and Psychopathology |
Journal citation | 30 (2), pp. 593 - 603 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press (Anthem Press) |
ISSN | 0954-5794 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579417001134 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85045966007 |
Page range | 593 - 603 |
Research Group | Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
Editors | D. Cicchetti |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8qq30/understanding-the-link-between-exposure-to-violence-and-aggression-in-justice-involved-adolescents
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