The present study tests
whether aggression and
prosocial behavior can coexist as part of a socially functional and adaptive
profile among early adolescents. Using a person-centered approach, the study
examined early adolescents' likelihood of being classified into profiles involving
aggressive and prosocial behavior, social status (popular, liked, cool),
machiavellianism, and both affective and cognitive components of empathy
(empathic concern and perspective taking, respectively).
Participants were 1170
early adolescents (10-12 years of age; 52 % male) from four schools
in metropolitan Santiago, Chile. Through latent profile analysis, three
profiles emerged (normative-low aggressive, high prosocial-low aggressive, and
high aggressive-high popular status). Both empathic concern and perspective
taking were higher in the high prosocial-low aggressive profile, whereas the
high aggressive-high popular status profile had the lowest scores on both
empathy components as well as machiavellianism. No profile emerged where
aggressive and prosocial behaviors were found to co-exist, or to be
significantly above the mean.
The results underscore that aggressive behavior
is highly contextual and likely culturally specific, and that the study of
behavioral profiles should consider social status as well as socio-emotional
adjustment indicators. These complex associations should be taken into
consideration when planning prevention and intervention efforts to reduce aggression or
school bullying and to promote positive peer relationships.
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By:
- 1Escuela de Psicologia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Macul, 7820436, Santiago, Chile. cberger@uc.cl.
- 2Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA. milena.batanova@tufts.edu.
- 3The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA. jdcance@austin.utexas.edu.
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