Of note, it appears that sleep problems are more closely associated with
reactive aggression as opposed to proactive aggression in adolescence (Fite et al. 2014).
Not exact matches
Improving Potential for Successful Adoptions — Understanding
Aggression & Reactivity When a dog responds in an abnormal way or overreacts to a certain stimulus (known
as a «trigger»), we sometimes refer to them
as being
reactive.
- Leash
reactive dogs (lunging, barking, snarling, etc. at other dogs while on the leash)- Dogs with existing behavior problems (such
as aggression, anxiety, or extreme fearful behavior)- Dogs younger than 6 months of age
People with
reactive dogs or dogs with behavioral issues such
as aggression towards people and / or other animals.
If replicated by future studies, these preliminary findings suggest that the MAOA - L would confer a vulnerability to negative social experiences, including early trauma, and a specific proclivity toward
reactive aggression, i.e. that type of
aggression triggered by exaggerated levels of negative emotion, such
as anger and anxiety.
Poor regulatory abilities often place the child at risk of developing pathologies such
as disruptive behaviour problems or ADHD.9 In relation to behaviour problems, it is important to distinguish between
reactive aggression (emotionally - driven conduct problems) and proactive
aggression (unprovoked, unemotional
aggression that is used for personal gain or to influence and coerce others).
Pellegrini and colleagues36, 37 further discuss the «aggressive victim,» defined
as youth who respond to bullying with
reactive aggression.
If
aggression is defined
as any form of behavior that is intended to harm someone physically or psychologically (e.g., Berkowitz [1993]-RRB-, a number of distinctions can be made,
as for example in terms of motivation (instrumental
aggression vs.
reactive aggression), means (physical versus relational
aggression, or direct versus indirect
aggression), and target (other - directed versus self - directed
aggression).
Future research investigating the low arousal theory should take these different forms of externalizing behaviour (proactive and
reactive aggression),
as well
as post-trauma symptoms into account.
Participants completed the experimental task described in Study 2 and the PPI - R,
as well
as the
Reactive - Proactive
Aggression Questionnaire (RPQ)[58].
This study's objective is to analyze temperament and parenting variables
as they relate to proactive and
reactive aggression in children.