title: A factor analytic approach to distinguish pure and co-occurring dimensions of proactive and reactive aggression.
abstract: This study used a confirmatory factor model to distinguish pure and co-occurring dimensions of proactive and reactive aggression, and examined the relation between parenting variables and these dimensions of aggression in a sample of 100 children (9 to 12 years of age; 69 boys). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported 3 dimensions of proactive and reactive aggression: pure proactive, pure reactive, and their co-occurrence. Parenting variables differentially related to the pure and co-occurring dimensions of aggression. Findings indicate that CFA provides a promising approach for conceptualizing aggression on a continuum and allows researchers to distinguish pure and co-occurring dimensions of proactive and reactive aggression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA. pjfite@buffalo.edu
authors.forename: Paula J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Fite
authors.forename: Craig R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Colder
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Pelham
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology