TY - JOUR
T1 - Criterion validity and the utility of reactive and proactive aggression
T2 - comparisons to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, and other measures of functioning.
AU - Waschbusch, D. A.
AU - Willoughby, M. T.
AU - Pelham, W. E.
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was supported in part by grants to William E. Pelham, Jr. from the National Institute of Mental Health (MH48157, MH47390, MH45576, MH50467), the Nationa Institute on Dmg Abuse (PASO-DA 05605), and the National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (AA0626). Michael T. Willoughby was supported in part on Grant MH45576, and Daniel A. Waschbusch was supported in part on Grant MH48157.
PY - 1998/12
Y1 - 1998/12
N2 - Examined the criterion validity and the utility of Dodge and Coie's (1987) measure of reactive and proactive aggression. Participants were 405 children in kindergarten through 5th grade attending an urban elementary school. Examined criterion validity by testing whether reactive aggression or proactive aggression was significantly correlated with criterion measures of overall impairment as measured by the Impairment Rating Scale (Pelham, Gnagy, et al., 1996), classroom behavior as measured by a frequency count of classroom rule violations, and peer adjustment as measured by teacher ratings of peer behavior on the Pittsburgh Modified IOWA Conners (Pelham, Milich, Murphy, & Murphy, 1989). Examined utility by testing whether reactive aggression or proactive aggression was significantly correlated with criterion measures after controlling for each other and after controlling for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder as measured by the Disruptive Behavior Disorder Rating Scales (Pelham, Gnagy, Greenslade, & Milich, 1992). Results showed good evidence of criterion validity for both reactive and proactive aggression, but mixed evidence for their utility.
AB - Examined the criterion validity and the utility of Dodge and Coie's (1987) measure of reactive and proactive aggression. Participants were 405 children in kindergarten through 5th grade attending an urban elementary school. Examined criterion validity by testing whether reactive aggression or proactive aggression was significantly correlated with criterion measures of overall impairment as measured by the Impairment Rating Scale (Pelham, Gnagy, et al., 1996), classroom behavior as measured by a frequency count of classroom rule violations, and peer adjustment as measured by teacher ratings of peer behavior on the Pittsburgh Modified IOWA Conners (Pelham, Milich, Murphy, & Murphy, 1989). Examined utility by testing whether reactive aggression or proactive aggression was significantly correlated with criterion measures after controlling for each other and after controlling for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder as measured by the Disruptive Behavior Disorder Rating Scales (Pelham, Gnagy, Greenslade, & Milich, 1992). Results showed good evidence of criterion validity for both reactive and proactive aggression, but mixed evidence for their utility.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15374424jccp2704_3
DO - 10.1207/s15374424jccp2704_3
M3 - Article
C2 - 9866076
AN - SCOPUS:0032253945
SN - 0047-228X
VL - 27
SP - 396
EP - 405
JO - Journal of clinical child psychology
JF - Journal of clinical child psychology
IS - 4
ER -