Do My Reactions Outweigh My Actions? The Relation between Reactive and Proactive Aggression with Peer Acceptance in Preschoolers

Aggressive behaviors negatively impact peer relations starting from an early age. However, not all aggressive acts have the same underlying motivations. Reactive aggression arises as a response to an antecedent behavior of someone else, whereas proactive aggression is initiated by the aggressor and...

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Main Authors: Brenda M. S. da Silva, Guida Veiga, Carolien Rieffe, Hinke M. Endedijk, Berna Güroğlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Children
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/9/1532