Anxiety is a cognitive, emotional, behavioural and physiological response of an individual who is experiencing a feeling of danger or threat and the cause of which they are not aware of. Aggression is behaviour the intention of which is to cause harm to oneself or another person, or behaviour that actually causes it. The study focuses on both of these concepts that are to a certain point related constructs (correlation coefficients around 0.30 ). Both constructs have a negative effect on an individual and also affect the school work (Flannery, Vazsonyi & Waldman, 2007; Stallard, 2009). Aim of the study is to explore the nature of this relationship and the way this relationship could be used when planning prevention and intervention programmes for anxiety and aggression especially in the school setting. In the study we will use empirical data of two scales: LAOM anxiety scale for children and adolescents (Kozina, 2011) and LA aggression Scale (Kozina, 2013) in large representative samples of elementary (N=10,427) and secondary school pupils/students (N=3,343) in cross sectional study design. Our assumption is that anxiety can be a predecessor of aggression and work as a trigger for aggressive behaviour. Using data of all included samples we will use SEM analyses in order to test the hypothesis that increased anxiety leads to increased aggression. Our assumption is partly based on the frustration-aggression theory (Dollard, Dobb, Miller, Mowrer & Sears, 1939) and partly on the model of defensive behaviour by M.F. Delfos (2004) which causally links aggression to anxiety. Additionally, the nature of the relationship will be evaluated separately by gender and different age groups (4thgrade and 8thgrade pupils), which will enable improved generalization of derived conclusions. Based on the findings implications for the practise will be derived.
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
COBISS.SI-ID: 2704983The publication presents newly developed scale for masuring aggression in school setting (its development and instruction for use). Content: aggression (definitions, types, development, gender differneces); aggression in schools; measurement of aggression; Aggression reduction; scale development; scale introduction (target grooups, form, aim); psychometric properties (samples, validity, reliability, sensibility); administration, interpretation (norms, profile, suggestions and guildelines, case study.
F.21 Development of new health/diagnostic methods/procedures
COBISS.SI-ID: 273923840The publication presents newly developed scale for masuring anxiety in school setting (its development and instruction for use). Content: aggression (definitions, types, development, gender differneces); aggression in schools; measurement of aggression; aggression reduction; scale development; scale introduction (target groups, form, aim); psychometric properties (samples, validity, reliability, sensibility); administration, interpretation (norms, profile, suggestions and guildelines, case study.
F.21 Development of new health/diagnostic methods/procedures
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