Aggression and Pro-Sociability: Risk and Protective Dynamics in Popularity and Bullying Processes

Previous research has shown that positive psychological characteristics can moderate the relationship between aggression and developmental outcomes. This study assessed whether pro-sociability could moderate the association between aggression and victimization, and aggression and popularity. A conve...

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Autores principales: de Oliveira Dias,Tatiane, Lisboa,Carolina, Koller,Silvia Helena, DeSousa,Diogo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 2011
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-222820110002000052012-01-05Aggression and Pro-Sociability: Risk and Protective Dynamics in Popularity and Bullying Processesde Oliveira Dias,TatianeLisboa,CarolinaKoller,Silvia HelenaDeSousa,Diogo aggression pro-sociability popularity schools bullying Previous research has shown that positive psychological characteristics can moderate the relationship between aggression and developmental outcomes. This study assessed whether pro-sociability could moderate the association between aggression and victimization, and aggression and popularity. A convenience sample of 253 Brazilian children of low socioeconomic status (M age = 11.82, SD = 1.41) participated in the study. Structural equation modeling showed that the interaction between aggression and pro-social behaviors did not decrease children's chances of being victimized and did not alter the association between aggression and popularity. Aggression seemed to be a predictor of bullying and pro-sociability, of popularity. These results contradict findings from previous studies that showed an association between aggression and positive behaviors such as pro-sociability. More studies are necessary to highlight cultural and contextual differences, comparing these results to those of other Latin American samples.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de ChilePsykhe (Santiago) v.20 n.2 20112011-11-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-22282011000200005en10.4067/S0718-22282011000200005
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language English
topic aggression
pro-sociability
popularity
schools
bullying
spellingShingle aggression
pro-sociability
popularity
schools
bullying
de Oliveira Dias,Tatiane
Lisboa,Carolina
Koller,Silvia Helena
DeSousa,Diogo
Aggression and Pro-Sociability: Risk and Protective Dynamics in Popularity and Bullying Processes
description Previous research has shown that positive psychological characteristics can moderate the relationship between aggression and developmental outcomes. This study assessed whether pro-sociability could moderate the association between aggression and victimization, and aggression and popularity. A convenience sample of 253 Brazilian children of low socioeconomic status (M age = 11.82, SD = 1.41) participated in the study. Structural equation modeling showed that the interaction between aggression and pro-social behaviors did not decrease children's chances of being victimized and did not alter the association between aggression and popularity. Aggression seemed to be a predictor of bullying and pro-sociability, of popularity. These results contradict findings from previous studies that showed an association between aggression and positive behaviors such as pro-sociability. More studies are necessary to highlight cultural and contextual differences, comparing these results to those of other Latin American samples.
author de Oliveira Dias,Tatiane
Lisboa,Carolina
Koller,Silvia Helena
DeSousa,Diogo
author_facet de Oliveira Dias,Tatiane
Lisboa,Carolina
Koller,Silvia Helena
DeSousa,Diogo
author_sort de Oliveira Dias,Tatiane
title Aggression and Pro-Sociability: Risk and Protective Dynamics in Popularity and Bullying Processes
title_short Aggression and Pro-Sociability: Risk and Protective Dynamics in Popularity and Bullying Processes
title_full Aggression and Pro-Sociability: Risk and Protective Dynamics in Popularity and Bullying Processes
title_fullStr Aggression and Pro-Sociability: Risk and Protective Dynamics in Popularity and Bullying Processes
title_full_unstemmed Aggression and Pro-Sociability: Risk and Protective Dynamics in Popularity and Bullying Processes
title_sort aggression and pro-sociability: risk and protective dynamics in popularity and bullying processes
publisher Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
publishDate 2011
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-22282011000200005
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