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- Title
Does Response Evaluation and Decision (RED) Mediate the Relation between Hostile Attributional Style and Antisocial Behavior in Adolescence?
- Authors
Fontaine, Reid Griffith; Tanha, Marieh; Chongming Yang; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Bates, John E.; Pettit, Gregory S.
- Abstract
The role of hostile attributional style (HAS) in antisocial development has been well-documented. We analyzed longitudinal data on 585 youths (48% female; 19% ethnic minority) to test the hypothesis that response evaluation and decision (RED) mediates the relation between HAS and antisocial behavior in adolescence. In Grades 10 and 12, adolescent participants and their parents reported participants’ antisocial conduct. In Grade 11, participants were asked to imagine themselves in videotaped ambiguous-provocation scenarios. Segment 1 of each scenario presented an ambiguous provocation, after which participants answered HAS questions. In segment 2, participants were asked to imagine themselves responding aggressively to the provocateur, after which RED was assessed. Structural equation modeling indicated that RED mediates the relation between HAS and subsequent antisocial conduct, controlling for previous misconduct. Findings are consistent with research on the development of executive function processes in adolescence, and suggest that the relation between HAS and RED changes after childhood.
- Subjects
JUVENILE delinquency; DELINQUENT behavior; MINORITIES; BEHAVIOR disorders in children; AGGRESSION (Psychology); AGGRESSION (Psychology) in youth
- Publication
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2010, Vol 38, Issue 5, p615
- ISSN
0091-0627
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1007/s10802-010-9397-y