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Does Prosociality in Early-to Mid-Adolescence Protect against Later Development of Antisocial Behaviours?
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Lydia Gabriela Speyer; Ingrid Obsuth; Manuel Eisner; Denis Ribeaud; Aja Louise Murray – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2024
Connections between prosociality and antisocial behaviors have been recognized; however, little research has studied their developmental links longitudinally. This is important to illuminate during early adolescence as a sensitive period for social development in which prosociality could protect against the development of later antisocial…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Antisocial Behavior, Early Adolescents, Peer Relationship
Longitudinal Within-Family Association between Parental Monitoring and Adolescent Aggressive Behaviors: Mothering versus Fathering
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Yang, Panpan; Lippold, Melissa A.; Schlomer, Gabriel L. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2022
This study using PROSPER data (N = 977, age 11.5-age 15) investigated the longitudinal within-family associations between parent reported parental monitoring and adolescent aggression. Importantly, this study is the first one to examine parent gender and adolescent gender differences on these within-family associations. Results differed between…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Adolescents, Aggression, Gender Differences
Opportunities and Peer Support for Aggression and Delinquency during Adolescence in Nine Countries
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Lansford, Jennifer E.; Zietz, Susannah; Bornstein, Marc H.; Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Di Giunta, Laura; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Gurdal, Sevtap; Liu, Qin; Long, Qian; Malone, Patrick S.; Oburu, Paul; Pastorelli, Concetta; Skinner, Ann T.; Sorbring, Emma; Steinberg, Laurence; Tapanya, Sombat; Uribe Tirado, Liliana Maria; Yotanyamaneewong, Saengduean; Alampay, Liane Peña; Al-Hassan, Suha M.; Bacchini, Dario; Chang, Lei – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2020
This study tested culture-general and culture-specific aspects of adolescent developmental processes by focusing on opportunities and peer support for aggressive and delinquent behavior, which could help account for cultural similarities and differences in problem behavior during adolescence. Adolescents from 12 cultural groups in 9 countries…
Descriptors: Aggression, Cultural Influences, Cultural Differences, Adolescent Development
Social Exclusion in Childhood: A Developmental Intergroup Perspective
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Killen, Melanie; Mulvey, Kelly Lynn; Hitti, Aline – Child Development, 2013
"Interpersonal" rejection and "intergroup" exclusion in childhood reflect different, but complementary, aspects of child development. Interpersonal rejection focuses on individual differences in personality traits, such as wariness and being fearful, to explain bully-victim relationships. In contrast, intergroup exclusion focuses on how in-group…
Descriptors: Rejection (Psychology), Social Isolation, Child Development, Interpersonal Relationship
Levels and Growth of Specific and General Norms for Nonviolence among Middle School Students
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Dymnicki, Allison B.; Antonio, Tiago; Henry, David B. – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
This study examined the levels and growth of specific and general normative beliefs about nonviolence (called norms for nonviolence). The sample consisted of 1254 middle school students from four metropolitan areas who participated in the control condition of the Multisite Violence Prevention Project. We predicted that the association and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Social Behavior, Behavior Standards
The Development of Aggression during Adolescence: Sex Differences in Trajectories of Physical and Social Aggression among Youth in Rural Areas
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Karriker-Jaffe, Katherine J.; Foshee, Vangie A.; Ennett, Susan T.; Suchindran, Chirayath – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2008
To describe trajectories of aggressive behaviors for adolescents living in rural areas, we compared the patterns, timing and sex differences in development of physical and social aggression using five waves of data collected from youth in school surveys administered over 2.5 years. The sample (N = 5,151) was 50.0% female, 52.1% Caucasian and 38.2%…
Descriptors: Aggression, Females, Adolescent Development, Age Differences
Digital Game Violence and Direct Aggression in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study of the Roles of Sex, Age, and Parent-Child Communication
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Wallenius, Marjut; Punamaki, Raija-Leena – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2008
This study investigated the roles of sex, age, and parent-child communication in moderating the association between digital game violence and direct aggression in a two-year longitudinal study. Finnish 12- and 15-year-old adolescents (N = 316) participated in the follow-up survey. As hypothesized, digital game violence was linked to direct…
Descriptors: Aggression, Parent Role, At Risk Persons, Adolescents