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. 2017 Apr:67:144-150.
doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2016.07.011. Epub 2016 Aug 3.

Childhood inhibitory control and adolescent impulsivity and novelty seeking as differential predictors of relational and overt aggression

Katherine Sarkisian  1 , Carol Van Hulle  1 , Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant  2 , H H Goldsmith  1
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Childhood inhibitory control and adolescent impulsivity and novelty seeking as differential predictors of relational and overt aggression

Katherine Sarkisian et al. J Res Pers. 2017 Apr.

Abstract

Impulsivity is commonly conflated with novelty seeking, but these traits are conceptually independent and hold different predictive implications. Using a multi-informant, longitudinal design, we examined childhood inhibitory control, as well as adolescent impulsivity and novelty seeking, as predictors of aggression in a sample of 976 twins. Lower childhood inhibitory control and higher adolescent impulsivity predicted both overt and relational aggression in regression analyses that accounted for sex, puberty status, age, and socioeconomic status. As predicted, novelty seeking did not predict aggression, a finding that supports its independence from impulsivity.

Keywords: Impulsivity; Inhibitory control; Novelty seeking; Overt aggression; Relational aggression.

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