Beliefs as Mediators of Relations between Exposure to Violence and Physical Aggression during Early Adolescence

Autor/inn/en	Farrell, Albert D.; Pittman, Sarah; Bettencourt, Amie F.; Mehari, Krista R.; Dunn, Courtney; Sullivan, Terri N.
Titel	Beliefs as Mediators of Relations between Exposure to Violence and Physical Aggression during Early Adolescence
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 42 (2022) 3, S.297-326 (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Farrell, Albert D.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/02724316211036747
Schlagwörter	Correlation; Violence; Aggression; Self Efficacy; Victims; Longitudinal Studies; African Americans; Middle School Students; Beliefs; Measures (Individuals); Student Attitudes; Prevention; Bullying + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Gewalt; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Victim; Opfer; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Afroamerikaner; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Belief; Glaube; Messdaten; Schülerverhalten; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Mobbing
Abstract	This study examined beliefs about aggression and self-efficacy for nonviolent responses as mediators of longitudinal relations between exposure to violence and physical aggression. Participants were a predominantly African American (79%) sample of 2705 early adolescents from three middle schools within urban neighborhoods with high rates of violence. Participants completed measures across four waves (fall, winter, spring, and summer) within a school year. Beliefs supporting proactive aggression, beliefs against fighting, and self-efficacy for nonviolence partially mediated relations between witnessing violence and physical aggression. Indirect effects for beliefs supporting proactive aggression and self-efficacy were maintained after controlling for victimization and negative life events. Beliefs supporting proactive aggression mediated the effects of violent victimization on physical aggression, but these effects were not significant after controlling for witnessing violence and negative life events. The findings underscore the importance of examining the unique pathways from witnessing community violence versus violent victimization to physical aggression. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01