Assessing anger regulation in middle childhood
- 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.
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| Author details: | Helena L. RohlfGND, Barbara KrahéORCiDGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-406241 |
| Title of parent work (English): | Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe |
| Subtitle (English): | development and validation of a behavioral observation measure |
| Publication series (Volume number): | Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe (407) |
| Publication type: | Postprint |
| Language: | English |
| Date of first publication: | 2018/05/15 |
| Publication year: | 2015 |
| Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
| Release date: | 2018/05/15 |
| Tag: | aggression; anger regulation; behavioral observation; middle childhood; social rejection |
| Issue: | 407 |
| Number of pages: | 14 |
| Source: | Frontiers in psychology 6(4) (2015), S. 1-14 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00453 |
| Organizational units: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät |
| DDC classification: | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie |
| Peer review: | Referiert |
| Publishing method: | Open Access |
| Grantor: | Frontiers |
| License (German): |  CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
| External remark: | Bibliographieeintrag der Originalveröffentlichung/Quelle |
