Utrecht University.
Child Dev. 2019 Sep;90(5):e525-e547. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13255. Epub 2019 Jun 5.
To test specific hypotheses about the relation between hostile intent attribution (HIA) and children's aggressive behavior, a multilevel meta-analysis was conducted on 111 studies with 219 effect sizes and 29.272 participants. A positive association between HIA and aggression was found, but effect sizes varied widely between studies. Results suggested that HIA is a general disposition guiding behavior across a broad variety of contexts, whereas the strength of the relation between HIA and aggression depends on the level of emotional engagement. The relation is stronger for more reliable HIA measures, but is not stronger for reactive aggression or co-morbid attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder than for aggression in general. The importance of understanding specific moderators of effect size for theory development is discussed.
为了检验关于敌意归因（HIA）与儿童攻击行为之间关系的具体假设，对 111 项研究进行了多层次元分析，其中包括 219 个效应量和 29272 名参与者。研究发现，HIA 与攻击行为之间存在正相关关系，但各研究之间的效应量差异很大。结果表明，HIA 是一种普遍的倾向，指导着各种不同情境下的行为，而 HIA 与攻击行为之间的关系强度取决于情绪投入的程度。对于更可靠的 HIA 测量，这种关系更强，但对于反应性攻击或共患注意力缺陷多动障碍，与一般攻击相比，这种关系并不更强。讨论了理解特定调节变量对理论发展的重要性。
