Smithmyer C M, Hubbard J A, Simons R F
Department of Psychology, University of Delaware, Newark 19716, USA.
J Clin Child Psychol. 2000 Mar;29(1):86-93. doi: 10.1207/S15374424jccp2901_9.
Investigated whether the relation between aggression and the tendency to expect positive outcomes for aggressive behavior is specific to the proactive subtype of aggression (as opposed to the reactive subtype). In a sample of 86 incarcerated adolescent boys ages 13 to 18, we measured outcome expectancies for aggression using audiotaped hypothetical vignettes. For each participant, staff members completed proactive and reactive aggression rating scales. Regression analyses revealed that the relation between aggression and outcome expectancies was indeed specific to proactive aggression. Furthermore, this finding was supported regardless of whether outcome expectancies were assessed using vignettes describing proactive-aggressive behavior or those describing reactive-aggressive behavior. We discuss these findings and argue that interventions to reduce proactive or reactive aggression should differ from each other by addressing the specific social cognitive processes involved in each type of aggression.
研究攻击行为与对攻击行为期望获得积极结果的倾向之间的关系是否特定于主动攻击亚型（与反应性攻击亚型相对）。在一个由86名年龄在13至18岁的被监禁青少年男孩组成的样本中，我们使用录音的假设情景来测量对攻击行为的结果期望。对于每个参与者，工作人员完成主动和反应性攻击评定量表。回归分析表明，攻击行为与结果期望之间的关系确实特定于主动攻击。此外，无论结果期望是通过描述主动攻击行为的情景还是描述反应性攻击行为的情景来评估，这一发现都得到了支持。我们讨论了这些发现，并认为减少主动或反应性攻击的干预措施应该因解决每种攻击类型所涉及的特定社会认知过程而有所不同。
