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The Development of Interpersonal Aggression During Adolescence: The Importance of Parents, Siblings, and Family Economics
Author(s) -
Williams Shan Tierney,
Conger Katherine Jewsbury,
Blozis Shelley A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01081.x
Subject(s) - psychology , aggression , developmental psychology , interpersonal communication , interpersonal relationship , human factors and ergonomics , child development , poison control , suicide prevention , injury prevention , adolescent development , social psychology , medical emergency , medicine
Latent growth curve modeling employed data from a longitudinal study of 451 sibling families to examine parents, siblings, and family economics as factors in individual differences in the developmental course of interpersonal aggression during adolescence. Findings suggest that individual change in interpersonal aggression during adolescence can be predicted by the gender and aggression of one’s sibling; predictions varied by the gender composition of the sibling dyad. Rates of parental hostility predicted levels of interpersonal aggression for both older (mean age = 12 years) and younger siblings (mean age = 15), and growth in aggression for younger siblings. Family economic pressure predicted interpersonal aggression of both siblings indirectly through parental hostility. Implications for future research and preventive interventions are discussed.