NDLI: The Impact of Aggression Subtypes and Friendship Quality on Child Symptoms of Depression

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Author	Preddy, Teresa M. Fite, Paula J.
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Although aggressive behavior and poor friendship quality have both been linked to child depressive symptoms (Card and Little 2006; Panak and Garber 1992; Oldenberg and Kerns 1997), little to no research has examined how the combined form and function subtypes of aggression (i.e., proactive-overt, reactive-overt, proactive-relational, and reactive-relational) are related to depressive symptoms. Further, it is unclear if these subtypes are associated with depressive symptoms when also accounting for the variance associated with friendship quality or whether friendship quality interacts with the aggression subtypes to impact child depressive symptoms. The purpose of the current study was to examine the link between aggression subtypes, friendship quality, and child depressive symptoms. The sample included 89 children (56 % male; 74 % Caucasian) who were between 9 and 12 years of age (M = 10.4 years, SD = 1.1) and their caregivers. Child reports of depressive symptoms and ratings of friendship quality with a best friend as well as caregiver reports of children’s aggressive behaviors were obtained during separate interviews. Correlation analyses indicated that reactive-overt, reactive-relational, and proactive-relational forms of aggression were positively associated while friendship quality was negatively associated with child depressive symptoms; however, regression analyses revealed that only reactive-overt aggression and friendship quality were uniquely associated with depressive symptoms. Friendship quality did not moderate the association between any subtype of aggression and depression. This study suggests the need to specifically target individuals who exhibit reactive-overt aggression for the prevention of depressive symptoms, regardless of their levels of friendship quality.
Starting Page	705
Ending Page	718
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	1874897X
Journal	Child Indicators Research
Volume Number	5
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	18748988
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2012-04-21
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Aggression subtypes Forms and functions of aggression Depressive symptoms Friendship quality Social Work Child and School Psychology Quality of Life Research Childhood Education Social Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Health (social science) Social Psychology

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
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