title: Brief report: Associations between adolescent girls' social-emotional intelligence and violence perpetration.
abstract: This study examined associations between social-emotional intelligence (SEI) and two measures of violence perpetration (relational aggression and physical violence) in a cross-sectional sample of high-risk adolescent girls (N = 253). We evaluated three aspects of SEI: stress management, intrapersonal, and interpersonal skills. Results of a multiple linear regression model accounting for participants' age, race/ethnicity, and experiences of relational aggression victimization indicated that girls with better stress management skills were less likely to perpetrate relational aggression. A parallel model for perpetration of physical violence showed a similar pattern of results. Study findings suggest that SEI, and stress management skills in particular, may protect adolescent girls - including those who have been victims of violence - from perpetrating relational aggression and physical violence. Interventions that build adolescent girls' social and emotional skills may be an effective strategy for reducing their perpetration of violence.
authors: Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Minnesota, 717 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA. Electronic address: gowe0009@umn.edu.
authors: Amy L
authors: AL
authors: Gower
authors: Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Minnesota, 717 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA; Healthy Youth Development - Prevention Research Center, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Minnesota, 717 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA.
authors: Rebecca J
authors: RJ
authors: Shlafer
authors: Healthy Youth Development - Prevention Research Center, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Minnesota, 717 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA; Annex Teen Clinic, Robbinsdale, MN, USA.
authors: Julie
authors: J
authors: Polan
authors: Division of Health Behavior and Health Promotion, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors: Annie-Laurie
authors: AL
authors: McRee
authors: Healthy Youth Development - Prevention Research Center, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Minnesota, 717 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA; School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors: Barbara J
authors: BJ
authors: McMorris
authors: School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors: Sandra L
authors: SL
authors: Pettingell
authors: Healthy Youth Development - Prevention Research Center, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Minnesota, 717 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA; School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors: Renee E
authors: RE
authors: Sieving
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Female adolescents; Physical violence; Relational aggression; Social–emotional intelligence