302
Views
4
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Aggression in Youth

The Role of Negative Life Events in Comorbid Reactive Aggression and Marijuana Use Initiation among Latino Adolescents

, , , , , , & show all
Pages 552-568 | Received 29 Apr 2014, Accepted 03 Nov 2014, Published online: 10 Jun 2015

REFERENCES

  • Acton, G. S. (2003). Measurement of impulsivity in a hierarchical model of personality traits: Implications for substance use. Substance Use & Misuse, 38, 67–83.
  • Baker, L. A., Raine, A., Liu, J., & Jacobson, K. C. (2008). Differential genetic and environmental influences on reactive and proactive aggression in children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 36, 1265–1278.
  • Bandura, A. (1986). Social foundations of thought and action. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
  • Berkowitz, L. (1993). Aggression: Its causes, consequences, and control. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
  • Bonn-Miller, M. O., Vujanovic, A. A., Boden, M. T., & Gross, J. J. (2011). Posttraumatic stress, difficulties in emotion regulation, and coping-oriented marijuana use. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 40, 34–44.
  • Bortolato, M., Chen, K., & Shih, J. C. (2008). Monoamine oxidase inactivation: From pathophysiology to therapeutics. Advances in Drug Delivery Reviews, 60, 1527–1533.
  • Bortolato, M., Pivac, N., Muck Seler, D., Nikolac Perkovic, M., Pessia, M., & Di Giovanni, G. (2013). The role of the serotonergic system at the interface of aggression and suicide. Neuroscience, 236, 160–185.
  • Brendgen, M., Vitaro, F., Boivin, M., Dionne, G., & Pérusse, D. (2006). Examining genetic and environmental effects on reactive versus proactive aggression. Developmental Psychology, 42, 1299–1312.
  • Buchanan, R., & Smokowski, P. (2009). Pathways from acculturation stress to substance use among Latino adolescents. Substance Use & Misuse, 44, 740–762. doi:10.1080/10826080802544216
  • Buehler, C., & Gerard, J. M. (2013). Cumulative family risk predicts increases in adjustment difficulties across early adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 42, 905–920. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-012-9806-3
  • Card, N. A., & Little, T. D. (2006). Proactive and reactive aggression in childhood and adolescence: A meta-analysis of differential relations with psychosocial adjustment. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 30, 466–480.
  • Caspi, A., McClay, J., Moffitt, T. E., Mill, J., Martin, J., Craig, I. W., … Poulton, R. (2002). Role of genotype in the cycle of violence in maltreated children. Science, 297, 851–854.
  • Coccaro, E. F. (1989). Central serotonin and impulsive aggression. British Journal of Psychiatry, 155(8), 52–62.
  • Cohen, J., Cohen, P., West, S. G., & Aiken, L. S. (2003). Applied multiple regression/correlation analyses for the behavioral sciences (3rd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
  • Connor, D. F., Steingard, R. J., Anderson, J. J., & Melloni, R. H. (2003). Gender differences in reactive and proactive aggression. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 33, 279–294.
  • Crick, N. R., & Dodge, K. A. (1996). Social information-processing mechanisms in reactive and proactive aggression. Child Development, 67, 993–1002.
  • David-Ferdon, C., & Kaslow, N. J. (2008). Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for child and adolescent depression. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 37, 62–104.
  • Di Lalla, L. F. (2002). Behavior genetics of aggression in children: Review and future directions. Developmental Review, 22, 593–622.
  • Dodge, K. A. (1991). The structure and function of reactive and proactive aggression. In D. J. Pepler & K. H. Rubin (Eds.), The development and treatment of childhood aggression (pp. 201–218). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
  • Dodge, K. A., & Coie, J. D. (1987). Social-information processing factors in reactive and proactive aggression in children’s peer groups. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 53, 1146–1158.
  • Dolcini, M. M., Adler, N. E., & Ginsberg, D. (1996). Factors influencing agreement between self-reports and biological measures of smoking among adolescents. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 6, 515–542.
  • Estrada-Martínez, L. M., Caldwell, C. H., Schulz, A. J., Diez-Roux, A., & Pedraza, S. (2013). Families, neighborhood socio-demographic factors, and violent behaviors among Latino, white, and black adolescents. Youth & Society, 45, 221–242. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0044118X11411933
  • Fergusson, D. M., Boden, J. M., Horwood, L. J., Miller, A. L., & Kennedy, M. A. (2011). MAOA, abuse exposure and antisocial behavior: 30-year longitudinal study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 198, 457–463.
  • Fink, G. (Ed.). (2010). Stress consequences: Mental, neuropsychological and socioeconomic. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
  • Fite, P. J., Colder, C. R., Lochman, J. E., & Wells, K. C. (2007). Pathways from proactive and reactive aggression to substance use. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 21, 355–364.
  • Fite, P. J., Colder, C. R., Lochman, J. E., & Wells, K. C. (2008). The relation between childhood proactive and reactive aggression and substance use initiation. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 36, 261–271.
  • Fite, P. J., Colder, C. R., & Pelham, W. E., Jr. (2006). A factor analytic approach to distinguish pure and co-occurring dimensions of proactive and reactive aggression. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 35, 578–582.
  • Fite, P. J., Raine, A., Stouthamer-Loeber, M., Loeber, R., & Pardini, D. A. (2010). Reactive and proactive aggression in adolescent males: Examining differential outcomes 10 years later in early adulthood. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 37, 141–157.
  • Fite, P. J., Rathert, J., Colder, C. R., Lochman, J. E., & Wells, K. C. (2012). Proactive and reactive aggression. In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of adolescence ( pp. 2164–2170). New York, NY: Springer.
  • Fite, P. J., Schwartz, S., & Hendrickson, M. (2012). Childhood proactive and reactive aggression: Differential risk for substance use? Aggression and Violent Behavior, 17, 240–246.
  • Fite, P. J., Wimsatt, A. R., Elkins, S., & Grassetti, S. N. (2012). Contextual influences of proactive and reactive subtypes of aggression. Child Indicators Research, 5(1),123–133.
  • Gonzales, N. A., Knight, G. P., Morgan-Lopez, A., Saenz, D., & Sirolli, A. (2002). Acculturation and the mental health of Latino youth: An integration and critique of the literature. In J. Contreras, A. Neal-Barnett, & K. Kerns (Eds.), Latino children and families in the United States: Current research and future directions (pp. 45–74). Westport, CT: Praeger.
  • Herrenkohl, T. I., Catalano, R. F., Hemphill, S. A., & Toumbourou, J. W. (2009). Longitudinal examination of physical and relational aggression as precursors to later problem behavior in adolescents. Violence and Victims, 24(1), 3–19.
  • Hussong, A. M., & Hicks, R. E. (2003). Affect and peer context interactively impact adolescent substance use. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 31, 413–426.
  • Johnston, L. D., O’Malley, P. M., Miech, R. A., Bachman, J. G., & Schulenberg, J. E. (2014). Monitoring the future national results on drug use: 1975–2013: Overview, key findings on adolescent drug use. Ann Arbor, MI: Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.
  • Katz, B. N., Esparza, P., Smith Carter, J., Grant, K. E., & Meyerson, D. A. (2012). Intervening processes in the relationship between neighborhood characteristics and psychological symptoms in urban youth. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 32, 650–680. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0272431611414060
  • Kilpatrick, D. G., Acierno, R., Saunders, B., Resnick, H. S., Best, C. L., & Schnurr, P. P. (2000). Risk factors for adolescent substance abuse and dependence: Data from a national sample. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68(1), 19. doi:10.1037/0022-006X.68.1.19
  • Kim-Cohen, J., Caspi, A., Taylor, A., Williams, B., Newcombe, R., Craig, I. W., & Moffitt, T. E. (2006). MAOA, maltreatment, and gene–environment interaction predicting children’s mental health: New evidence and a meta-analysis. Molecular Psychiatry, 11, 903–913.
  • King, K. M., Molina, B. S. G., & Chassin, L. (2008). A state-trait model of negative life event occurrence in adolescence: Predictors of stability in the occurrence of stressors. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 37, 848–859.
  • King, S. M., Iacono, W., & McGue, M. (2004). Childhood externalizing and internalizing psychopathology in the prediction of early substance use. Addiction, 99, 1548–1559.
  • Knight, G. P., Virdin, L. M., Ocampo, K. A., & Roosa, M. (1994). An examination of the cross-ethnic equivalence of measures of negative life events and mental health among Hispanic and Anglo-American children. American Journal of Community Psychology, 22, 767–783.
  • Lesch, K. P., & Merschdorf, U. (2000). Impulsivity, aggression, and serotonin: A molecular psychobiological perspective. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 18, 581–604.
  • Low, N. C. P., Dugas, E., O’Loughlin, E., Rodriguez, D., Contreras, G., Chaiton, M., & O’Loughlin, J. (2012). Common stressful life events and difficulties are associated with mental health symptoms and substance use in young adolescents. BMC Psychiatry, 12(1), 116. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-12-116
  • MacKinnon, D. P., & Dwyer, J. H. (1993). Estimating mediated effects in prevention studies. Evaluation Review, 17, 144–158.
  • MacKinnon, D. P., Lockwood, C. M., & Williams, J. (2004). Confidence limits for the indirect effect: Distribution of the product and resampling methods. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 39, 99–128.
  • Measelle, J. R., Stice, E., & Springer, D. (2006). A prospective test of the negative affect model of substance abuse: Moderating effects of social support. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 20, 225–233.
  • Miller, J. D., & Lynam, D. R. (2006). Reactive and proactive aggression: Similarities and differences. Personality and Individual Differences, 41, 1469–1480.
  • Moeller, F. G., & Dougherty, D. M. (2002). Impulsivity and substance abuse: What is the connection? Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment, 1(1), 3–10.
  • Moffitt, T. E. (2003). Life-course-persistent and adolescence-limited antisocial behavior: A 10-year research review and a research agenda. In B. B. Lahey, T. E. Moffitt, & A. Caspi (Eds.), Causes of conduct disorder and juvenile delinquency (pp. 50–75). New York, NY: Guilford.
  • Muthén, B. O. (1984). A general structural equation model with dichotomous, ordered categorical and continuous latent variable indicator. Psychometrika, 49, 115–132.
  • Muthén, L. K., & Muthén, B. O. (2012). Mplus: The comprehensive modeling program for applied researchers. Los Angeles, CA: Muthén & Muthén.
  • Nelson, R. J., & Trainor, B. C. (2007). Neural mechanisms of aggression. Nature Review Neuroscience, 8, 536–546.
  • Nou, L. (2009). A sociological analysis of the psychosocial adaptation of Khmer refugees in Massachusetts. In R. L. Dalla, J. Defrain, J. Johnson, & D. A. Abbott (Eds.), Strengths and challenges of new immigrant families: Implications for research, education, policy, and service (pp. 33–52). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
  • Oliva, A., Jiménez, J. M., & Parra, Á. (2009). Protective effect of supportive family relationships and the influence of stressful life events on adolescent adjustment. Anxiety, Stress & Coping: An International Journal, 22, 137–152. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10615800802082296
  • Ostrowsky, M. L. (2011). Does marijuana use lead to aggression and violent behavior? Journal of Drug Education, 41, 369–389.
  • Parsai, M., Marsiglia, F. F., & Kulis, S. (2010). Parental monitoring, religious involvement and drug use among Latino and non-Latino youth in the Southwestern United States. British Journal of Social Work, 40, 100–114.
  • Pentz, M. A., Dwyer, J. H., MacKinnon, D. P., Flay, B. R., Hansen, W. B., Wang, E. Y., & Johnson, C. A. (1989). A multicommunity trial for primary prevention of adolescent drug abuse: Effects on drug use prevalence. Journal of the American Medical Association, 262, 3259–3266.
  • Poulin, F., & Boivin, M. (2000). Reactive and proactive aggression: Evidence of a two-factor model. Psychological Assessment, 12, 115–122.
  • Roosa, M. W., Burrell, G. L., Nair, R. L., Coxe, S., Tein, J. Y., & Knight, G. P. (2010). Neighborhood disadvantage and adjustment among Mexican American early adolescents. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 30, 567–592.
  • Rosenbaum, J. E. (2009). Truth or consequences: The intertemporal consistency of adolescent self-report on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. American Journal of Epidemiology, 169, 1388–1397.
  • Silvern, L., & Griese, B. (2012). Multiple types of child maltreatment, posttraumatic stress, dissociative symptoms, and reactive aggression among adolescent criminal offenders. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 5, 88–101.
  • Simons, J. S., Gaher, R. M., Correia, C. J., Hansen, C. L., & Christopher, M. S. (2005). An affective-motivational model of marijuana and alcohol problems among college students. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 19, 326–334.
  • Skeer, M., McCormick, M. C., Normand, S. L. T., Buka, S. L., & Gilman, S. E. (2009). A prospective study of familial conflict, psychological stress, and the development of substance use disorders in adolescence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 104(1), 65–72.
  • Stogner, J. M., & Gibson, C. L. (2013). Stressful life events and adolescent drug use: Moderating influences of the MAOA gene. Journal of Criminal Justice, 41, 357–363.
  • Swearingen, E. M., & Cohen, L. H. (1985). Measurement of adolescents’ life events: The Junior High Life Experiences Survey. American Journal of Community Psychology, 13, 69–85.
  • Thoits, P. A. (1983). Dimensions of life events that influence psychological distress: An evaluation and synthesis of the literature. In H. B. Kaplan (Ed.), Psychosocial stress: Trends in theory and research (pp. 33–103). New York, NY: Academic Press.
  • Thompson, E. A., Connelly, C. D., Thomas-Jones, D., & Eggert, L. L. (2013). School difficulties and co-occurring health risk factors: Substance use, aggression, depression, and suicidal behaviors. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 26(1), 74–84.
  • Turner, H. A., & Finkelhor, D. (1996). Corporal punishment as a stressor among youth. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 58, 155–166.
  • van der Pol, P., Liebregts, N., de Graaf, R., Korf, D. J., van den Brink, W., & van Laar, M. (2013). Predicting the transition from frequent cannabis use to cannabis dependence: A three-year prospective study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 133, 352–359. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.06.009
  • Vega, W. A., Sribney, W. M., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., & Kolody, B. (2004). 12-month prevalence of DSM–III–R psychiatric disorders among Mexican Americans: Nativity, social assimilation, and age determinants. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 192, 532–541.
  • Vitaro, F., & Brendgen, M. (2011). Subtypes of aggressive behaviors: Etiologies, development, and consequences. In T. Bliesner, A. Beelman, & M. Stemmler (Eds.), Antisocial behavior and crime: Contributions of theory and evaluation research in prevention and intervention (pp. 17–38). Goettingen, Germany: Hogrefe.
  • Wagner, K. D., Ritt-Olson, A., Chou, C., Pokhrel, P., Duan, L., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., … Unger, J. (2010). Associations between family structure, family functioning, and substance use among Hispanic/Latino adolescents. Psychology of Addictive Behavior, 24, 98–108. doi:10.1037/a0018497
  • Williams, L. M., Gatt, J. M., Kuan, S. A., Dobson-Stone, C., Palmer, D. M., Paul, R. H., … Gordon, E. (2009). A polymorphism of the MAOA gene is associated with emotional brain markers and personality traits on an antisocial index. Neuropsychopharmacology, 34, 1797–1809.
  • Wills, T. A., Walker, C., Mendoza, D., & Ainette, M. G. (2006). Behavioral and emotional self-control: Relations to substance use in samples of middle and high school students. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 20, 265–278.
  • Windle, M., & Wiesner, M. (2004). Trajectories of marijuana use from adolescence to young adulthood: Predictors and outcomes. Development and Psychopathology, 16, 1007–1027. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579404040118
  • Zinzow, H. M., Ruggiero, K. J., Hanson, R. F., Smith, D. W., Saunders, B. E., & Kilpatrick, D. G. (2009). Witnessed community and parental violence in relation to substance use and delinquency in a national sample of adolescents. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 22, 525–533.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.