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A Longitudinal Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Indirect and Physical Aggression: Evidence of Two Factors Over Time?
Article first published online: 17 NOV 2003
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-8624.2003.00628.x
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Vaillancourt, T., Brendgen, M., Boivin, M. and Tremblay, R. E. (2003), A Longitudinal Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Indirect and Physical Aggression: Evidence of Two Factors Over Time?. Child Development, 74: 1628–1638. doi: 10.1046/j.1467-8624.2003.00628.x
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- Issue published online: 17 NOV 2003
- Article first published online: 17 NOV 2003
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The purpose of the present study was to examine whether indirect aggression was distinct from physical aggression across developmental periods. Participants were 3,089 Canadian children aged 4 to 7 years (Time 1), 6 to 9 years (Time 2), and 8 to 11 years (Time 3). Confirmatory factor analysis using an accelerated longitudinal design confirmed a 2-factor model that was stable across cohorts, time, and sex. The longitudinal predictive links between indirect and physical aggression were also examined in a path analysis. Findings did not support the notion that maturation is associated with changes in the ways children aggress but rather suggest that children are consistent in the type of aggression they use over time, whether it be indirect or physical.