A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä
Relationship Specificity of Aggressogenic Thought-Behavior Processes
Tekijät: Peets K, Hodges EVE, Salmivalli C
Kustantaja: AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
Julkaisuvuosi: 2011
Journal: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Lehden akronyymi: J PERS SOC PSYCHOL
Numero sarjassa: 2
Vuosikerta: 101
Numero: 2
Aloitussivu: 386
Lopetussivu: 400
Sivujen määrä: 15
ISSN: 0022-3514
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/a0023662
Tiivistelmä
The purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine the relationship specificity of aggressogenic thought-behavior processes and to investigate the role of self-esteem in translating or inhibiting aggressogenic thought into aggression toward personally liked and disliked targets. Participants (186 Finnish boys and girls; 11-12 years old at Time 1) completed measures twice over a 1-year interval. We assessed children's attributions of hostility, relational goals, expectations of anger, and self-efficacy at Time 1 as well as aggression, at both time points, toward their previously identified liked and disliked peers. Our results mostly supported our hypothesis that cognitions guide behavior mainly within the relationship context. Moreover, high self-esteem potentiated cognition-behavior links toward children's own liked peer but inhibited the actualization of aggressogenic thought toward children's disliked peer. These findings highlight the importance of taking a Person X Situation approach when studying cognition-behavior processes.
The purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine the relationship specificity of aggressogenic thought-behavior processes and to investigate the role of self-esteem in translating or inhibiting aggressogenic thought into aggression toward personally liked and disliked targets. Participants (186 Finnish boys and girls; 11-12 years old at Time 1) completed measures twice over a 1-year interval. We assessed children's attributions of hostility, relational goals, expectations of anger, and self-efficacy at Time 1 as well as aggression, at both time points, toward their previously identified liked and disliked peers. Our results mostly supported our hypothesis that cognitions guide behavior mainly within the relationship context. Moreover, high self-esteem potentiated cognition-behavior links toward children's own liked peer but inhibited the actualization of aggressogenic thought toward children's disliked peer. These findings highlight the importance of taking a Person X Situation approach when studying cognition-behavior processes.
Turun yliopiston Tutkimustietojärjestelmän portaali