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dc.contributor.authorLittle, Todd D.
dc.contributor.authorBrauner, Jessica
dc.contributor.authorJones, Stephanie M.
dc.contributor.authorNock, Matthew K.
dc.contributor.authorHawley, Patricia
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-18T21:05:36Z
dc.date.available2014-11-18T21:05:36Z
dc.date.issued2003-07-01
dc.identifier.citationLittle, Todd D. et al. (2003). "Rethinking aggression: A typological examination of the functions of aggression." Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 49(3):343-372. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23096059.
dc.identifier.issn0272-930X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/15797
dc.descriptionThis is the publisher's version, which is also available electronically from http://www.jstor.org/stable/23096059.
dc.description.abstractWe compared five subgroups of aggressive youth (n = 1,723, Grades 5 through 10) on a number of adjustment correlates. The subgroups were determined by the self-reported functions (i.e., "why") of their aggressive behavior: (a) an "instrumental" group who were high on instrumental reasons only; (b) a "reactive" group who were high on reactive reasons only; (c) a "both" group who were high on both dimensions; (d) a "typical" group who were moderate on both dimensions; and (e) a "neither" group who were low on both dimensions. The reactive and both groups showed consistent maladaptive patterns across the adjustment correlates. The instrumental and typical groups both showed generally adaptive and well-adjusted patterns. Surprisingly, the neither group revealed high levels of aggressive acts and showed consistent maladaptive patterns on the correlates. These distinct profiles highlight the utility of a typological approach to classifying aggressive youth and have implications for both assessment and intervention.
dc.publisherWayne State University Press
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://www.jstor.org/stable/23096059
dc.titleRethinking aggression: A typological examination of the functions of aggression
dc.typeArticle
kusw.kuauthorHawley, Patricia
kusw.kudepartmentPsychology
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, publisher version
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