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: Longitudinal and concurrent associations with aggression. Aggressive Behaviour, 39, 335-345.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2013-05-29

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/5813

Publisher

Aggressive Behavior

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Family Life

University Standing at Time of Publication

Assistant Professor

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