TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of developmental features, Environmental crises, And personal resources (self-control and social support) in adolescents' aggressive behavior
AU - Hamama, Liat
AU - Ronen-Shenhav, Anat
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - Aggression among adolescents is a social problem that has sharply escalated in recent years, instigating research into related factors. This article outlines the characteristics of adolescents' aggressive behavior in line with Buss and Perry's (1992) theory linking it to the tendency to develop hostile thoughts and angry emotions. Aggressive behavior may be described as a possible outcome of normal development on the one hand, and as a result of exposure to crisis and trauma on the other. Thus, developmental characteristics highlight the role of age and sex in adolescents' aggressive behavior. In addition, possible external crises and distress (e.g., war, divorce) may contribute to adolescents' aggression. This article also identifies two possible resources that may contribute to a reduction in aggressive behavior under normal and crisis conditions: social support as an environmental resource, and self-control as a personal resource. We conclude with suggestions for reducing aggression through a unified intervention setting that integrates developmental features, environmental and family components, as well as personal components.
AB - Aggression among adolescents is a social problem that has sharply escalated in recent years, instigating research into related factors. This article outlines the characteristics of adolescents' aggressive behavior in line with Buss and Perry's (1992) theory linking it to the tendency to develop hostile thoughts and angry emotions. Aggressive behavior may be described as a possible outcome of normal development on the one hand, and as a result of exposure to crisis and trauma on the other. Thus, developmental characteristics highlight the role of age and sex in adolescents' aggressive behavior. In addition, possible external crises and distress (e.g., war, divorce) may contribute to adolescents' aggression. This article also identifies two possible resources that may contribute to a reduction in aggressive behavior under normal and crisis conditions: social support as an environmental resource, and self-control as a personal resource. We conclude with suggestions for reducing aggression through a unified intervention setting that integrates developmental features, environmental and family components, as well as personal components.
KW - Adolescence
KW - Aggression
KW - Environmental crisis
KW - Intervention
KW - Self-control
KW - Social support
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84871522645&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.avb.2012.09.001
DO - 10.1016/j.avb.2012.09.001
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AN - SCOPUS:84871522645
SN - 1359-1789
VL - 18
SP - 26
EP - 31
JO - Aggression and Violent Behavior
JF - Aggression and Violent Behavior
IS - 1
ER -