Further Evaluation of the Link between Perceived Containment and Proactive and Reactive Functions of Aggression among Detained Youth. Issue 4 (21st April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tampke, Elizabeth C.; Fite, Paula J.; Griffith, Rebecca L.; Pederson, Casey A.; Abel, Madelaine
• Is Part Of: Journal of aggression, maltreatment & trauma. Volume 30:Issue 4(2021)
• Page Start: 509
• Page End: 527
• Publication Date: 2021-04-21
• Subjects: Perceived containment -- proactive aggression -- reactive aggression -- callous-unemotional traits -- anxiety; Violence -- Periodicals; Offenses against the person -- Periodicals; Aggression -- Periodicals; Crime Victims -- Periodicals; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic -- Periodicals; Violence -- Periodicals; 616.8582
• DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2020.1774694
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1092-6771

Abstract

ABSTRACT: There is evidence to suggest differential associations between perceived containment (one's belief about the influence of adult authority on behavior) and proactive and reactive functions of aggression; however, the findings have been inconsistent, and additional consideration of potential moderating variables is needed. The current study further evaluates the link between perceived containment and proactive and reactive functions of aggression and examines the potential moderating effects of callous-unemotional traits and anxiety symptoms in a sample of detained youth. Findings suggest that perceived containment is most robustly associated with reactive aggression and that neither callous-unemotional traits nor anxiety symptoms moderate this link. Findings and their implications are further discussed.