Citation

Fite PJ, Poquiz J, Frazer AL, Reiter N. Child Psychiatry Hum. Dev. 2017; 48(6): 903-910.

Affiliation

Clinical Child Psychology Program and Consortium for Translational Research on Aggression and Drug Abuse (ConTRADA), University of Kansas, Dole HDC Rm2012, Lawrence, KS, 66045, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10578-017-0713-4

PMID

28185109

Abstract

This study examined associations between reactive and proactive functions of aggression and suicidal behavior in a sample of outpatient treatment seeking youth (n = 111, 60.5% male) ranging from 6 to 17 years of age (Mean age = 10.57 years). Additionally, hope was evaluated as a moderator of these associations. Child reports of measures were used to evaluate associations. When also considering the variance associated with child depressive symptoms and hope, reactive, but not proactive, aggression was uniquely associated with suicidal behavior. Moreover, hope moderated this association, such that reactive aggression was only positively associated with suicidal behavior when levels of hope were low.

FINDINGS and their implications for targeting hope with aggressive youth for the prevention of suicidal behavior are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

Hope; Reactive/proactive aggression; Suicidal behavior