Assessing anger regulation in middle childhood: development and validation of a behavioral observation measure
- An observational measure of anger regulation in middle childhood was developed that facilitated the in situ assessment of five maladaptive regulation strategies in response to an anger-eliciting task. 599 children aged 6-10 years (M = 8.12, SD = 0.92) participated in the study. Construct validity of the measure was examined through correlations with parent- and self-reports of anger regulation and anger reactivity. Criterion validity was established through links with teacher-rated aggression and social rejection measured by parent-, teacher-, and self-reports. The observational measure correlated significantly with parent- and self-reports of anger reactivity, whereas it was unrelated to parent- and self-reports of anger regulation. It also made a unique contribution to predicting aggression and social rejection.
| Verfasserangaben: | Helena L. RohlfGND, Barbara KrahéORCiDGND |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00453 |
| ISSN: | 1664-1078 |
| Pubmed ID: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25964767 |
| Titel des übergeordneten Werks (Englisch): | Frontiers in psychology |
| Verlag: | Frontiers Research Foundation |
| Verlagsort: | Lausanne |
| Publikationstyp: | Wissenschaftlicher Artikel |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2015 |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2015 |
| Datum der Freischaltung: | 27.03.2017 |
| Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | aggression; anger regulation; behavioral observation; middle childhood; social rejection |
| Band: | 6 |
| Seitenanzahl: | 14 |
| Fördernde Institution: | German Research Foundation [GRK 1668] |
| Organisationseinheiten: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Strukturbereich Kognitionswissenschaften / Department Psychologie |
| Peer Review: | Referiert |
| Publikationsweg: | Open Access |
| Name der Einrichtung zum Zeitpunkt der Publikation: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Psychologie |
| Externe Anmerkung: | Zweitveröffentlichung in der Schriftenreihe Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe ; 407 |
