Emotion Regulation and Aggressive Behavior in Preschoolers: The Mediating Role of Social Information Processing

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  • Author(s): Helmsen, Johanna; Koglin, Ute; Petermann, Franz
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Child Psychiatry and Human Development. Feb 2012 43(1):87-101.
  • Physical Description:
    PDF
  • Publication Date:
    2012
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Evaluative
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      15
    • Education Level:
      Preschool Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Aggression; Preschool Children; Information Processing; Correlation; Emotional Response; Teacher Attitudes; Evaluation Methods; Decision Making; Psychiatry; Individual Development
    • Accession Number:
      10.1007/s10578-011-0252-3
    • ISSN:
      0009-398X
    • Abstract:
      This study examined whether the relation between maladaptive emotion regulation and aggression was mediated by deviant social information processing (SIP). Participants were 193 preschool children. Emotion regulation and aggression were rated by teachers. Deviant SIP (i.e., attribution of hostile intent, aggressive response generation, aggressive response evaluation and decision) was measured from children's responses to hypothetical social conflicts. Findings revealed that the relation between maladaptive emotion regulation and aggression was direct and not mediated by SIP biases (i.e., aggressive response generation, aggressive response evaluation and decision). Results are discussed from a theoretical and methodological perspective.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Number of References:
      58
    • Publication Date:
      2012
    • Accession Number:
      EJ954516