Antisocial behaviour and aggression

Question 1

Agression

Answer 1

Intentional behaviour aimed at hurting others

Question 2

Instrumental agression

Answer 2

Aimed at achieving a goal (typically physical)

Question 3

Relational agression

Answer 3

Aimed at harming others’ interpersonal relationships

Question 4

Antisocial behaviour

Answer 4

Behaviour which violates rules or conventions of society

Question 5

Conduct problems

Answer 5

Generic term to cover aggression and antisocial behaviour

Question 6

Aggression with age

Answer 6

• Physical aggression degreases for majority over childhood
• Antisocial behaviour increases into adolescence peaking at 18

Question 7

Continuity of aggressive behaviour

Answer 7

• Physical aggression seen in most typically developing toddlers
• Small group of children continue to show physically aggressive behaviour throughout childhood
• Can predict later antisocial behaviour

Question 8

Risk factors for aggression - Early age

Answer 8

• Young parents associated with child aggression
• Maternal stress in pregnancy leads to child aggression

Question 9

Risk factors for aggression - Individual factors

Answer 9

• Difficult temperament in infancy associated with later aggression and delinquency
• May be an early expression of aggression

Question 10

Risk factors for aggression - Emotion recognition

Answer 10

Poorer emotion recognition - particularly with negative emotions - in those who engage in aggressive and anti social behaviour

Question 11

Social cognition and aggression

Answer 11

Reacting to perceived hostile intent leads to aggressive behaviour, reinforcing attributions

Question 12

Parenting and aggression

Answer 12

• Poor parental monitoring
• Inconsistent parenting
• Punitive parenting
• Physical punishment
  All associated with child aggression

Question 13

Bandura and social learning theory

Answer 13

Children who view aggressive acts will act more aggressive
* Boys will be more physically aggressive
* Gender matters - more aggressive when watching adult that matches their gender

Question 14

Societal factors

Answer 14

Living in a violent town means children 2 times more likely to engage in violent acts

Question 15

All factors that lead to aggression are linked

Answer 15

Mothers with a history of aggression will have children with antisocial men, be depressed in pregnancy, be challenged by aggressive infants which will lead to poorer parenting methods and are more likely to live in more deprived neighbourhoods