TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Aggressive and prosocial behaviors among schoolchildren living in environments with high levels of poverty
JO  - Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública
A1  - Martínez, José William
A1  - Cuevas, José Rafael Tovar
A1  - Muñoz, Andrés Felipe Ochoa
SP  - 455
EP  - 461
VL  - 33
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJETIVES.: To assess the levels of direct and indirect aggression and prosocial behaviors among schoolchildren at public schools located in 13 municipalities of an intermediate region of Colombia. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS.: A total of 2,785 children aged 3-11 years were assessed using an instrument validated for the Colombian population that measures aggression and prosocial behavior via direct observations of schoolteachers. <br><br>RESULTS.: Boys predominantly exhibited behaviors associated with direct aggression (22.4%), whereas girls exhibited behaviors of indirect aggression (8.0%). Prosocial behaviors were more common in women (67.2%) and in 10-11-year-old children (67.4%). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS.: The degree of aggressive behavior may be related to the sociocultural milieu in which children live, and can be detected and subjected to intervention by schoolteachers.<p />  <p>Language: es</p>
LA  - es
SN  - 1726-4634
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2016.333.2296
ID  - ref1
ER  -