Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Caron, Kelly Marie
Author's Email Address	caron@psy.fsu.edu
URN	etd-02282011-222445
Title	Reactive And Proactive Aggression: Validation Of A Two-Factor Model In Relational Aggression Using Emotional Functioning Variables
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy
Department	Psychology, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Janet Kistner Committee Chair Jeanette Taylor Committee Member Joyce Carbonell Committee Member Rick Wagner Committee Member Stephanie Al-Otaiba University Representative
Keywords	Relational Aggression Reactive Aggression Proactive Aggression Emotion Regulation
Date of Defense	2010-10-29
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The current study sought support for a two-factor model of relational aggression, comprised of reactive and proactive aggressive subtypes, and to validate the model with respect to emotional functioning (e.g., emotion regulation, emotional arousal, callous-unemotional traits, and attentional bias). A purposive sampling technique was used to recruit a sample of 164 elementary-aged children from a non-referred, mixed-gender screening sample comprised of children from grades two through five. Both parent and teacher ratings of aggression and emotional functioning were obtained where possible. Structural equation modeling, analysis of variance, and correlational techniques were used to examine the relationship between reactive and proactive relational aggression and emotional functioning. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the use of a two-factor model of relational aggression; however subsequent analyses yielded mixed findings with respect to discriminant validity of the subtypes with respect to emotional functioning variables.
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