ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Socioeconomic Status As a Moderator of Caregiver-Reported Relational Aggression and Psychopathology
- Felicia Tuchman
Northwestern University - Cassandra Brandes
Northwestern University - Jennifer Tackett
Northwestern University
Abstract
In a study of 350 preadolescents and their caregivers, caregiver-reported relational aggression was found to be positively correlated with psychopathology. In one measure, socioeconomic status moderated this relationship. Results lend cautious support to relational aggression as adaptive in children of low socioeconomic status.
Psychopathology