RT Conference Proceedings
T1 Dysfunctional Family Environment Explaining Direct and Indirect Aggression in Adolescents
A1 Rodríguez-Naranjo, María Carmen
A1 Caño-González, Antonio
K1 Niños - Malos tratos
AB The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between family functioning (problem solving,communication, roles, affective responsiveness, affective involvement, behaviour control and general functioning) andthe development of different expressions of aggressive behaviour in adolescents. Data were collected from a sample of722 Spanish adolescents who completed the Family Assessment Device and the self-report form of the Children’s SocialBehavior Scale. Regression analyses confirmed the specific influence of different dimensions of family functioning onspecific types of aggressive behaviour in adolescents when controlling (i) the other type of direct or indirect aggressivebehaviours; ii) the overlapping effects of family functioning dimensions on each type of aggression. The results showed twodimensions on its own, communication and roles, predicting specifically direct aggression, whereas all the family dimensions as awhole predicting specifically indirect aggression. These findings pointed out that a better understanding of family functioningdimensions is necessary in order to design specific interventions for aggressive adolescents.
YR 2014
FD 2014-09-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10630/7967
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10630/7967
LA eng
NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026