School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
School of Health Sciences, College of Education, Health, and Human Development, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Aggress Behav. 2020 Nov;46(6):535-546. doi: 10.1002/ab.21924. Epub 2020 Aug 25.
The extant literature suggests that relational aggression appears in early childhood, and gradually increases throughout adolescence. However, very little research has examined the growth of relational aggression from adolescence to emerging adulthood. In addition, research generally examines socializing factors of relational aggression, such as parenting, peers, siblings, or media in isolation. Accordingly, the aim of the current study was to examine these socializing factors conjunctively as predictors of the growth of relational aggression over time. Participants consisted of 500 adolescents who completed several questionnaires over a 7-year period (between ages 14-20 on average). Results revealed that the vast majority of individuals (88%) showed low levels of relational aggression that decreased over time. Conversely, a small proportion of individuals (12%) had high, increasing levels of relational aggression between adolescence and emerging adulthood. High levels of maternal psychological control, sibling hostility, and relational aggression in the media at the initial time point all predicted being in the high and increasing group.
现有文献表明，关系型攻击行为出现在儿童早期，并在整个青春期逐渐增加。然而，很少有研究考察从青春期到成年早期的关系型攻击行为的增长。此外，研究通常单独考察关系型攻击行为的社会化因素，如父母、同伴、兄弟姐妹或媒体。因此，本研究的目的是考察这些社会化因素作为时间推移中关系型攻击行为增长的预测指标。参与者包括 500 名青少年，他们在 7 年期间（平均年龄在 14-20 岁之间）完成了几个问卷。结果表明，绝大多数人（88%）表现出关系型攻击行为水平较低，且随着时间的推移而降低。相反，一小部分人（12%）在青春期和成年早期的关系型攻击行为水平较高且呈上升趋势。在初始时间点，母亲心理控制、兄弟姐妹敌对和媒体中的关系型攻击行为水平较高，均预示着处于高且呈上升趋势的组别。
