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- Title
Predictors and Outcomes Associated with Trajectories of Revenge Goals from Fourth Grade through Seventh Grade.
- Authors
McDonald, Kristina; Lochman, John
- Abstract
The present study identified longitudinal trajectories of revenge goals in a sample of at-risk youth ( N = 240; 63.3% male) followed from fourth grade through seventh grade. Three revenge goal trajectory groups were identified: a low-stable group, an increasing group, and a decreasing group. The increasing and decreasing groups were initially more behaviorally and affectively dysregulated and believed that aggression would gain them more rewards relative to the low-stable group. The increasing group was also more fearfully reactive compared to the decreasing group. Revenge goal trajectory groups also predicted trajectories of reactive and proactive aggression from 4th through 7th grade. The increasing group was more reactively aggressive and depressed and had poorer social skills in 8th grade compared to the other groups. Together, results highlight the importance of considering revenge motivations as an indicator of risk and a potential focus for intervention.
- Subjects
REVENGE; CHILDHOOD attitudes; TEENAGER attitudes; AGGRESSION (Psychology) in children; AGGRESSION (Psychology) in adolescence; PEER relations; SOCIAL interaction; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2012, Vol 40, Issue 2, p225
- ISSN
0091-0627
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10802-011-9560-0