The Reciprocal Relations Between Female and Male Play Partners and Aggression in Early Childhood. Issue 1 (30th October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Perry, Kristin J.; Ostrov, Jamie M.
• Is Part Of: Child development. Volume 90:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 127
• Page End: 135
• Publication Date: 2018-10-30
• Subjects: Child development -- Periodicals; Child psychology -- Periodicals; Child Development -- Periodicals; Child Development; Pediatrics -- Periodicals; Pedicatrics; 305.231
• DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13178
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0009-3920

Abstract

Abstract : This study examined the relations between male and female play partners (PP) and relational (RA) and physical (PA) aggression in an early childhood short‐term longitudinal study ( N = 164, M age = 47.11 months, SD = 7.37 months). A cross‐lagged path analysis was used to examine these relations from Time 1 (T1) to Time 2 (T2), 4 months after T1, and a multiple group analysis was tested across gender. Results showed that T1 male PP predicted an increase in PA, T1 RA predicted an increase in female PP, and T1 PA predicted a decrease in female PP. One path was not equivalent across gender. A post hoc interaction between male and female PP at T1 on future RA was evaluated.