Gender differences in predictors of self-reported physical aggression: exploring theoretically relevant dimensions among adolescents from Santiago, Chile
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2013
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Fries, Lauren
Grogan-Kaylor, Andrew
Bares, Cristina B.
Han, Yoonsun
Delva, Jorge
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Lauren Fries, Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, Cristina B. Bares, Yoonsun Han, Jorge Delva. 2013. "Gender differences in predictors of self-reported physical aggression: Exploring theoretically relevant dimensions among adolescents from Santiago, Chile.." International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation, v. 2, issue 4, pp. 255 - 268.
Abstract
Research findings remain unclear on whether different factors predict aggression for adolescent
men and women. Given that aggression research is rarely conducted with Latin American
populations, the current study used multiple imputation and linear regression to assess gender
differences in levels and predictors of self-reported physical aggression among a community
sample of young (ages 11 through 17) men (n=504) and women (n = 471) from Santiago, Chile.
Results revealed that adolescent women reported engaging in higher levels of physical aggression
than men. The variables found to be significantly associated with higher levels of reported
aggression—younger age, less family involvement, less parental control, less positive
relationships with caregivers, having more friends who act out and use substances, having fewer
friends committed to learning, presence of dating violence, and more exposure to neighborhood
crime—were not moderated by gender, implying that similar factors are related to aggression in
adolescent men and women from Chile. Implications for prevention and intervention efforts to
address high-risk adolescents and reduce aggression among Chilean youth are discussed.
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