التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Network analysis of trait aggression among community youths and juvenile offenders. |
| المؤلفون: |
Chen, Chen, Li, Chenglong, Fei, Shienyu, Chen, Wei |
| المصدر: |
BMC Psychology; 7/10/2024, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p1-10, 10p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
JUVENILE offenders, AGGRESSION (Psychology), JUVENILE delinquency, BAYESIAN analysis, DYNAMICAL systems, EMOTIONS |
| مستخلص: |
Objective: The mainstream view in trait aggression research has regarded the structure as representing the latent cause of the cognitions, emotions, and behaviors that supposedly reflect its nature. Under network perspective, trait aggression is not a latent cause of its features but a dynamic system of interacting elements. The current study uses network theory to explain the structure of relationships between trait aggression features in juvenile offenders and their peers. Methods: Network analysis was applied to investigate the dynamic system of trait aggression operationalized by the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire in a sample of community youths (Mage = 17.46, N = 715) and juvenile offenders (Mage = 18.36, N = 834). Results: The facet level networks showed that anger is a particularly effective mechanism for activating all other traits. In addition, anger was more strongly associated with physical aggression and the overall network strength was greater in juvenile delinquency networks than in their peers. The item level networks revealed that A4 and A6 exhibited the highest predictability and strength centrality in both samples. Also, the Bayesian network indicated that these two items were positioned at the highest level in the model. There are similarities and differences between juvenile delinquents and community adolescents in trait aggression. Conclusion: Trait aggression was primarily activated by difficulty controlling one's temper and feeling like a powder keg. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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