title: Predictors of Physical Altercation among Adolescents in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment.
abstract: This study tested the hypothesis that basic social information-processing components represented by family conflict, peer aggression, and pro-aggression cognitive scripts are related to aggression and social problems among adolescents in substance abuse treatment. The sample consisted of 547 adolescents in two community-based residential facilities. Correlation results indicated that more peer aggression is related to more pro-aggression scripts; scripts, peer aggression, and family conflict are associated with social problems; and in-treatment physical altercation involvement is predicted by higher peer aggression. Findings suggest that social information-processing components are valuable for treatment research.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University.
authors.forename: Rachel D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Crawley
authors.affiliation: Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University.
authors.forename: Jennifer Edwards
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Becan
authors.affiliation: Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University.
authors.forename: Danica Kalling
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.affiliation: Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University.
authors.forename: George W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Joe
authors.affiliation: Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University.
authors.forename: Patrick M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Flynn
keywords: Adolescents; aggression; delinquency; pro-aggression cognitive scripts; substance abuse treatment