A Model of Aggressive Behavior: Early Adversity, Impulsivity, and Response Inhibition

Exposure to adverse environments during childhood is robustly linked to future aggressive behavior. In this study we tested a model of emotional and neurocognitive mechanisms related to aggressive behavior in the context of childhood adversity. More specifically, we used path analysis to assess the...

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Published in:Journal of aggression, maltreatment & trauma maltreatment & trauma, 2020-05, Vol.29 (5), p.594-610
Main Authors: Madole, James W., Johnson, Sheri L., Carver, Charles S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adversity
Aggression
Aggressiveness
Behavior
Childhood
emotion
Emotions
Impulsivity
response inhibition
Structural equation modeling
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Summary:Exposure to adverse environments during childhood is robustly linked to future aggressive behavior. In this study we tested a model of emotional and neurocognitive mechanisms related to aggressive behavior in the context of childhood adversity. More specifically, we used path analysis to assess the distal contribution of childhood adversity and the more proximal contributions of emotion-related and non-emotion-related forms of impulsivity, and behavioral response inhibition to aggressive behavior. Participants were 180 undergraduates who completed well-validated self-report measures and an emotional version of the Go/No-Go task. The structural equation model was a poor fit for the data (χ 2 (3) = 23.023, p
ISSN:1092-6771
1545-083X
DOI:10.1080/10926771.2019.1591561