Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/7155
Title: Caregivers' grit moderates the relationship between children's executive function and aggression
Authors: Dr. LAM Yin-Hung, Bess 
Raine, Adrian 
Fung, Annis Lai Chu 
Gao, Yu 
Lee, Tatia M. C. 
Issue Date: 2020
Source: Frontiers in Psychology, 2020, vol. 11, article no. 636.
Journal: Frontiers in psychology 
Abstract: Objective Previous studies have shown that the impairment of executive function is positively related to aggression in children and adolescents. What is worth investigating is the moderator of such a relationship so that aggressive behavior can be reduced effectively in those who have executive function problems. The present study examined the association between executive function and two major subtypes of aggression (proactive and reactive aggression) and whether their caregivers’ grit (perseverance) moderated such relationship. Method Executive function and reactive and proactive aggression were assessed in 254 children and adolescents aged 8–19 years old, and their caregivers’ grit was measured. Results Results show that caregivers’ grit plays a significant role in moderating the relationship between children’s executive function and proactive aggression after controlling for the covariates including the children’s age, gender, and family income. Specifically, children’s executive function became more negatively associated with proactive aggression when caregivers’ grit was high while the association was positive when it was low. On the other hand, the association between children’s executive function and reactive aggression did not vary across different levels of caregivers’ grit. Conclusion These findings suggest that proactive aggression may be reduced in those who have better executive function by enhancing their caregivers’ grit, which inform the design of interventions in adjunct with the current approach (e.g., executive function training) to reduce aggression in children and adolescents in the community.
Description: Open access
Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Article
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/7155
ISSN: 1664-1078
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00636
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