A quasi-experimental study in sibling dyads: differential provocation-aggression patterns in the interactive taylor aggression paradigm
IntroductionThe Taylor Aggression Paradigm (TAP) is a well-established tool for assessing provocation-induced reactive aggression. We introduce an interactive version, the iTAP, with real-time opponents across 60 trials, including five simulated provocation trials in the middle. In this quasi-experi...
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| description | IntroductionThe Taylor Aggression Paradigm (TAP) is a well-established tool for assessing provocation-induced reactive aggression. We introduce an interactive version, the iTAP, with real-time opponents across 60 trials, including five simulated provocation trials in the middle. In this quasi-experimental study, we evaluate the effectiveness of the paradigm to investigate reactive aggression in interacting participants. The design allows us to employ the TAP in settings of high familiarity dyads, addressing an existing gap.MethodTwenty-eight healthy same-sex adult sibling pairs (N = 56) competed against each other in the iTAP, exemplifying high familiarity through their social and emotional co-development, and mutual knowledge. Additionally, we explore naturally arising aggression types in terms of sibling pairs’ reciprocal aggression trajectories across trials. Lastly, we investigate situational and personal variables influencing reactive aggression on the iTAP within high familiarity dyads.ResultsIn line with non-interactive TAP versions, siblings employed a global “tit-for-tat” strategy in response to heightened provocation: Aggression increased during manipulated trials of increasing provocation, persisted during real interaction and declined in the final block, suggesting sibling co-regulation which was underscored by the convergence in within-pair aggression level. We found no gender differences in these dynamics but a trend for higher initial aggression levels within brother pairs and higher responsiveness to increased provocation in sister pairs. Overall aggression levels were related to situational variables including trial outcome (lost, won, and tie), Further, siblings’ state anger correlated positively with aggression scores on the iTAP. Aggression was not reliably related to personal variables predicting aggression. We identified subgroups of sibling pairs with distinct provocation-aggression patterns related to differences in reported behavioral motivations and emotional states. The results highlight situational over personal variables in determining aggressive behavior on the task in this sample of healthy adults. While no direct link between sibling relationship quality and aggression was found, the overall behavior was likely influenced by the familiarity between siblings and the specific context of their relationship.ConclusionThe iTAP demonstrates promise as a tool for studying reciprocal aggressive behavior. The emergence of different interaction patterns underscores the ecological validity introduced by the interactive context, which complements the standard versions of the TAP. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a00d180d22ef44318ebbcde266e86d442024-02-08T04:49:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782024-02-011510.3389/fpsyg.2024.12887431288743A quasi-experimental study in sibling dyads: differential provocation-aggression patterns in the interactive taylor aggression paradigmJulia Koch0Julia Koch1Lucia Hernandez-Pena2Lucia Hernandez-Pena3Charlotte Keeler4Edward S. Brodkin5Ute Habel6Ute Habel7Rik Sijben8Lisa Wagels9Lisa Wagels10Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, GermanyJARA – Translational Brain Medicine, Aachen, GermanyDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, GermanyJARA – Translational Brain Medicine, Aachen, GermanyDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, GermanyDepartment of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, GermanyResearch Center Jülich, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine: JARA-Institute Brain Structure Function Relationship (INM 10), Jülich, GermanyBrain Imaging Facility, Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, GermanyDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, GermanyJARA – Translational Brain Medicine, Aachen, GermanyIntroductionThe Taylor Aggression Paradigm (TAP) is a well-established tool for assessing provocation-induced reactive aggression. We introduce an interactive version, the iTAP, with real-time opponents across 60 trials, including five simulated provocation trials in the middle. In this quasi-experimental study, we evaluate the effectiveness of the paradigm to investigate reactive aggression in interacting participants. The design allows us to employ the TAP in settings of high familiarity dyads, addressing an existing gap.MethodTwenty-eight healthy same-sex adult sibling pairs (N = 56) competed against each other in the iTAP, exemplifying high familiarity through their social and emotional co-development, and mutual knowledge. Additionally, we explore naturally arising aggression types in terms of sibling pairs’ reciprocal aggression trajectories across trials. Lastly, we investigate situational and personal variables influencing reactive aggression on the iTAP within high familiarity dyads.ResultsIn line with non-interactive TAP versions, siblings employed a global “tit-for-tat” strategy in response to heightened provocation: Aggression increased during manipulated trials of increasing provocation, persisted during real interaction and declined in the final block, suggesting sibling co-regulation which was underscored by the convergence in within-pair aggression level. We found no gender differences in these dynamics but a trend for higher initial aggression levels within brother pairs and higher responsiveness to increased provocation in sister pairs. Overall aggression levels were related to situational variables including trial outcome (lost, won, and tie), Further, siblings’ state anger correlated positively with aggression scores on the iTAP. Aggression was not reliably related to personal variables predicting aggression. We identified subgroups of sibling pairs with distinct provocation-aggression patterns related to differences in reported behavioral motivations and emotional states. The results highlight situational over personal variables in determining aggressive behavior on the task in this sample of healthy adults. While no direct link between sibling relationship quality and aggression was found, the overall behavior was likely influenced by the familiarity between siblings and the specific context of their relationship.ConclusionThe iTAP demonstrates promise as a tool for studying reciprocal aggressive behavior. The emergence of different interaction patterns underscores the ecological validity introduced by the interactive context, which complements the standard versions of the TAP.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1288743/fulltaylor aggression paradigmreactive aggressioncompetitionsocial interactionsibling dyads |
| spellingShingle | Julia Koch Julia Koch Lucia Hernandez-Pena Lucia Hernandez-Pena Charlotte Keeler Edward S. Brodkin Ute Habel Ute Habel Rik Sijben Lisa Wagels Lisa Wagels A quasi-experimental study in sibling dyads: differential provocation-aggression patterns in the interactive taylor aggression paradigm Frontiers in Psychology taylor aggression paradigm reactive aggression competition social interaction sibling dyads |
| title | A quasi-experimental study in sibling dyads: differential provocation-aggression patterns in the interactive taylor aggression paradigm |
| title_full | A quasi-experimental study in sibling dyads: differential provocation-aggression patterns in the interactive taylor aggression paradigm |
| title_fullStr | A quasi-experimental study in sibling dyads: differential provocation-aggression patterns in the interactive taylor aggression paradigm |
| title_full_unstemmed | A quasi-experimental study in sibling dyads: differential provocation-aggression patterns in the interactive taylor aggression paradigm |
| title_short | A quasi-experimental study in sibling dyads: differential provocation-aggression patterns in the interactive taylor aggression paradigm |
| title_sort | quasi experimental study in sibling dyads differential provocation aggression patterns in the interactive taylor aggression paradigm |
| topic | taylor aggression paradigm reactive aggression competition social interaction sibling dyads |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1288743/full |
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