侵略
心理学
发展心理学
毒物控制
伤害预防
纵向研究
自杀预防
社会心理学
临床心理学
医学
医疗急救
病理
作者
Albert D. Farrell,Sarah K. Pittman,Amie F. Bettencourt,Krista R. Mehari,Courtney B. Dunn,Terri N. Sullivan
标识
DOI:10.1177/02724316211036747
摘要
This study examined beliefs about aggression and self-efficacy for nonviolent responses as mediators of longitudinal relations between exposure to violence and physical aggression. Participants were a predominantly African American (79%) sample of 2,705 early adolescents from three middle schools within urban neighborhoods with high rates of violence. Participants completed measures across four waves (fall, winter, spring, and summer) within a school year. Beliefs supporting proactive aggression, beliefs against fighting, and self-efficacy for nonviolence partially mediated relations between witnessing violence and physical aggression. Indirect effects for beliefs supporting proactive aggression and self-efficacy were maintained after controlling for victimization and negative life events. Beliefs supporting proactive aggression mediated the effects of violent victimization on physical aggression, but these effects were not significant after controlling for witnessing violence and negative life events. The findings underscore the importance of examining the unique pathways from witnessing community violence versus violent victimization to physical aggression.
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