Influence of parenting on adolescents’ aggression
2 forms of aggression displayed by adolescents were researched. Reactive aggression is consistently associated with a tendency to misinterpret ambiguous or neutral stimuli as hostile provocation or threat, and thus evocating an angry response. On the contrary, proactive aggression has been linked to...
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| Format: | Student Research Poster |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84874 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8974 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | 2 forms of aggression displayed by adolescents were researched. Reactive aggression is consistently associated with a tendency to misinterpret ambiguous or neutral stimuli as hostile provocation or threat, and thus evocating an angry response. On the contrary, proactive aggression has been linked to a tendency to use aggression as an instrumental means to reach goals, and is usually unprovoked. [3rd Award] |
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