Proactive and Reactive Aggression and Physical Activity |
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Authors: | Paula J Fite Michael Vitulano |
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Institution: | (1) University of Tennessee, Austin Peay Building 301F, Knoxville, TN 37921, USA |
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Abstract: | The current study examined relations between physical activity and proactive and reactive aggression. Additionally, physical
activity was examined as a potential moderator of the associations between these subtypes of aggression and peer delinquency.
Relations were examined in a community recruited sample of 89 children (56% male, 74% Caucasian) ranging from 9 to 12 years
of age (M = 10.44, SD = 1.14). As expected, physical activity was negatively related to proactive aggression and unrelated to reactive aggression.
Moreover, physical activity moderated the relation between proactive aggression and peer delinquency, such that at high levels
of physical activity, proactive aggression was unrelated to peer delinquency but at low levels of physical activity, proactive
aggression was positively associated with peer delinquency. Thus, physical activity may be an important factor to consider
when understanding the link between aggression and other problem behavior, as physical activity appears to impact the link
between proactive aggression and delinquent peer affiliations. |
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