TY - JOUR
T1 - Approach/Positive Anticipation, Frustration/Anger, and Overt Aggression in Childhood
AU - Deater-Deckard, Kirby
AU - Beekman, Charles
AU - Wang, Zhe
AU - Kim, Jungmeen
AU - Petrill, Stephen
AU - Thompson, Lee
AU - DeThorne, Laura
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - We examined mothers' ratings of children's affective and behavioral aspects of approach tendencies and links with overt aggressive behavior problems while considering the genetic etiology of these processes. Approach/positive anticipation (AP), frustration/anger (FA), and overt aggression in 4-9-year-olds were assessed using mothers' reports in a diverse national sample (n=992) and a sample of same-sex twins (n=195 pairs). AP and FA were positively correlated with each other and with overt aggression (r from .2 to .5), and these associations were very similar for boys and girls. AP and FA provided overlapping as well as independent statistical prediction of aggression. AP statistical prediction of aggression was substantially mediated by FA, an effect that was accounted for by underlying genetic and nonshared environmental influences.
AB - We examined mothers' ratings of children's affective and behavioral aspects of approach tendencies and links with overt aggressive behavior problems while considering the genetic etiology of these processes. Approach/positive anticipation (AP), frustration/anger (FA), and overt aggression in 4-9-year-olds were assessed using mothers' reports in a diverse national sample (n=992) and a sample of same-sex twins (n=195 pairs). AP and FA were positively correlated with each other and with overt aggression (r from .2 to .5), and these associations were very similar for boys and girls. AP and FA provided overlapping as well as independent statistical prediction of aggression. AP statistical prediction of aggression was substantially mediated by FA, an effect that was accounted for by underlying genetic and nonshared environmental influences.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00640.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00640.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 20573133
AN - SCOPUS:77953978317
VL - 78
SP - 991
EP - 1010
JO - Journal of Personality
JF - Journal of Personality
SN - 0022-3506
IS - 3
ER -