Aggressive behavior in childhood and developmental contexts: family and school

Authors

  • Altemir José Gonçalves Barbosa Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
  • Acácia Aparecida Angeli Santos USF
  • Marisa Cosenza Rodrigues Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
  • Adelaine Vianna Furtado Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
  • Natália Machado Brito Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Keywords:

aggression, childhood, schools, family.

Abstract

Aiming to describe the general levels of aggression in children’s school and family contexts and also match them with demographic and educational variables, a scale of aggressive behaviors was applied in 598 fifth grade students from three different schools. It was found that aggressive behaviors are more frequent in the family context than in educational background, that boys exhibit more aggressive behavior, especially in school, that aggressiveness on the familiar environment tends to increase with the age and that this form of hostility is not relevant when it is compared with gender’s variable. There is also evidence that a high quality of education acts as a protective factor in relation to this issue. Further studies are recommended, especially those with longitudinal design capable of analyzing the development of aggressive behavior throughout childhood and adolescence.

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Author Biographies

Altemir José Gonçalves Barbosa, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Programa de Pós-graduação em Psicologia da UFJF. Psicólogo, mestre em Psicologia Escolar (PUC-Campinas), doutor em Psicologia (PUC-Campinas). Coordenador do PPG em Psicologia da UFJF.

Acácia Aparecida Angeli Santos, USF

Programa de Pós-graduação em Psicologia da USF. Psicóloga, mestre em Psicologia (PUC-Campinas), doutora em Psicologia Escolar e do Desenvolvimento Humano (USP).

Marisa Cosenza Rodrigues, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Programa de Pós-graduação em Psicologia da UFJF. Psicóloga, mestre em Psicologia Social (UGF), doutora em Psicologia (PUC-Campinas).

Adelaine Vianna Furtado, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Acadêmica do curso de graduação em Psicologia da UFJF.

Natália Machado Brito, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Acadêmica do curso de graduação em Psicologia da UFJF.

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Published

2011-01-12

How to Cite

Barbosa, A. J. G., Santos, A. A. A., Rodrigues, M. C., Furtado, A. V., & Brito, N. M. (2011). Aggressive behavior in childhood and developmental contexts: family and school. Psico, 42(2). Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/revistapsico/article/view/6791

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Vol. 42 No. 2 (2011)

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