Adolescent disclosure and concealment: Longitudinal and concurrent associations with aggression
Keywords
relational aggression, physical aggression, preschool disclosure to parents, concealment from parents
Abstract
This longitudinal study assessed the association between prior (preschool) and concurrent physical and relational aggression as they relate to Russian adolescents' disclosure and concealment patterns with their parents. In the initial preschool study, there were 106 boys and 106 girls (mean age = 60.24 months, SD = 7.81). Both peer nominations and teacher ratings of aggression were obtained for these children. Ten years later, the majority of these children (72.2%; n = 153) completed a longitudinal follow‐up battery of assessments. Included in these measures was a self‐reported measure of aggression as well as an assessment of the extent to which these adolescents disclosed to and concealed information from their parents. Separate models were estimated by gender of child for the 153 children who participated in both Time 1 and Time 2 data collections. Preschool physical aggression proved an important longitudinal predictor of adolescent disclosure and concealment for girls. Concurrently, self‐rated relational aggression was also significantly associated with concealment for both boys and girls. Aggr. Behav. 39:335–345, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Original Publication Citation
Leavitt, C. E., Nelson, D. A., Coyne, S. M., & Hart, C. H. (2013). Adolescent disclosure and concealment: Forms of preschool aggression as early indicators. Aggressive Behavior, 39, 335-345.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Leavitt, Chelom Eastwood; Nelson, David A.; Coyne, Sarah; and Hart, Craig H., "Adolescent disclosure and concealment: Longitudinal and concurrent associations with aggression" (2013). Faculty Publications. 2346.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/2346
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2013-05-29
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/5198
Publisher
Aggressive Behavior
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Family Life
Copyright Status
© 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.