Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Wien, Austria.
Scand J Psychol. 2012 Feb;53(1):80-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2011.00910.x. Epub 2011 Aug 24.
This study investigated (1) to what extent the goal to be accepted by friends is an underlying function of overt aggressive behavior in adolescents, and (2) whether this function is more predictive than reactive aggression for overt aggressive behavior in first and second generation immigrants compared with natives. The sample comprised 339 native Austrians (51.6% girls), 126 first generation immigrants (48.4% girls), and 175 second generation immigrants (54.3% girls) aged 14 to 19 (M = 15.61). Data were collected via self-assessments. Multiple group latent means and covariance structures (MACS) models revealed that the goal to be accepted by friends was a stronger predictor than reactive aggression for overt aggressive behavior in first generation immigrants compared with second generation immigrants and natives. Furthermore, gender moderated these associations. The goal to be accepted by friends was a very strong predictor of overt aggressive behavior in first generation immigrant boys, but not in first generation immigrant girls. Results are discussed regarding the process of acculturation in first generation immigrant youth.
本研究考察了（1）在多大程度上，被朋友接纳的目标是青少年外显攻击行为的潜在功能，以及（2）与本地人相比，这种功能对于第一代和第二代移民青少年的外显攻击行为的预测力是否超过反应性攻击。样本包括 339 名奥地利本地人（51.6%为女孩）、126 名第一代移民（48.4%为女孩）和 175 名第二代移民（54.3%为女孩），年龄在 14 至 19 岁之间（M=15.61）。数据通过自我评估收集。多群组潜在均值和协方差结构（MACS）模型表明，与第二代移民和本地人相比，被朋友接纳的目标对于第一代移民青少年的外显攻击行为的预测力强于反应性攻击。此外，性别对此类关联有调节作用。被朋友接纳的目标是第一代移民男孩外显攻击行为的一个非常强的预测因素，但对第一代移民女孩的外显攻击行为则不是。结果与第一代移民青少年的文化适应过程有关。
