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Citation

Calvete E. Span. J. Psychol. 2007; 10(1): 131-140.

Affiliation

Departamento de Psicologia, Universidad de Deusto, Apdo. 1, 48080 Bilbao, Spain. ecalvete@fice.deusto.es

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Complutense University of Madrid, Publisher Cambridge University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17549886

Abstract

This study examined whether justification of violence beliefs and social problem solving mediated between maltreatment experiences and aggressive and delinquent behavior in adolescents. Data were collected on 191 maltreated and 546 nonmaltreated adolescents (ages 14 to 17 years), who completed measures of justification of violence beliefs, social problem-solving dimensions (problem orientation, and impulsivity/carelessness style), and psychological problems. Findings indicated that maltreated adolescents' higher levels of delinquent and aggressive behavior were partially accounted for by justification of violence beliefs, and that their higher levels of depressive symptoms were partially mediated by a more negative orientation to social problem-solving. Comparisons between boys and girls indicated that the model linking maltreatment, cognitive variables, and psychological problems was invariant.


Language: en

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