Publication . Pechorro, Pedro; Marsee, Monica; DeLisi, Matt; Maroco, João
An individual’s capacity for self-control is an important factor when considering
the link between aggression and delinquency outcomes. The aim of the present
study is to examine the possible role of self-control as a moderator of the
aggression-antisociality/delinquency link among a sample of 567 youth
(M = 15.91 years, SD = .99 years, age range = 14–18 years) from Portugal.
Results indicated that self-control significantly moderates four different forms
and functions of aggression – proactive overt, proactive relational, reactive
overt, and reactive relational – in models simultaneously predicting delinquency
and conduct disorder outcomes. We encourage multifaceted study of
aggression as inherent in the Peer Conflict Scale-20 to articulate the ways that
various forms of aggression unfold into clinical conduct problems.
