%0 Journal Article
%T Aggression and Pro-Sociability: Risk and Protective Dynamics in Popularity and Bullying Processes
%A de Oliveira Dias
%A Tatiane
%A Lisboa
%A Carolina
%A Koller
%A Silvia Helena
%A DeSousa
%A Diogo
%J Psykhe (Santiago)
%D 2011
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.4067/S0718-22282011000200005
%X previous research has shown that positive psychological characteristics can moderate the relationship between aggression and developmental outcomes. this study assessed whether pro-sociability could moderate the association between aggression and victimization, and aggression and popularity. a convenience sample of 253 brazilian children of low socioeconomic status (m age = 11.82, sd = 1.41) participated in the study. structural equation modeling showed that the interaction between aggression and pro-social behaviors did not decrease children's chances of being victimized and did not alter the association between aggression and popularity. aggression seemed to be a predictor of bullying and pro-sociability, of popularity. these results contradict findings from previous studies that showed an association between aggression and positive behaviors such as pro-sociability. more studies are necessary to highlight cultural and contextual differences, comparing these results to those of other latin american samples.
%K aggression
%K pro-sociability
%K popularity
%K schools
%K bullying.
%U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0718-22282011000200005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en