Sentences with phrase «whereas reactive aggression»

Proactive aggression refers to physical or verbal behaviour meant to dominate or obtain a personal advantage at the expense of others, whereas reactive aggression is a defensive response to a perceived threat.

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He added: «Our findings also corroborate those of other studies, demonstrating that programs designed to prevent reactive aggression should focus on reducing experiences of victimization, whereas those meant to counter proactive aggression should be based on the development of pro-social values.»

For example, Ostrov et al. -LRB-[2013]-RRB- recently reported that the prospective associations of relational aggression in early childhood went in opposite directions depending on whether the aggression was reactive or proactive; proactive relational aggression was associated with decreases in peer rejection, whereas reactive relational aggression was associated with increases in peer rejection over time.

Compared with those scoring low on narcissism, those high on narcissism, who were the least physiologically reactive group, evinced greater proactive aggression, whereas those showing a pattern of coactivation (i.e., sympathetic and parasympathetic autonomic reactivity) evinced greater reactive aggression.

Specifically, Susman et al. (2007) found that having an eveningness (vs. morningness) preference in late childhood / early adolescence (ages 8 — 13 years) was associated with antisocial behavior for boys but not girls, whereas an eveningness preference was uniquely associated with reactive aggression for girls but not boys.