Longitudinal Study Of Aggression Behavior And Peer Relationships Among Junior High School Students

Aggression behavior is one of the important subjects in the field of developmental psychology and mental health,that is a common problem behavior in adolescent groups.Aggression behavior not only will have a negative impact on individual physical and mental health, but also affect the formation of active peer relationship.Peer relationships, as important relationships for adolescents, also have a predictive effect on certain types of aggressive behavior.This paper studies explores the basic characteristics and development of aggression behavior and peer relationship of junior high school students, and further examines the relationship between aggression behavior and peer relationship.This paper studies use longitudinal study ,979 students selected from one junior high school in Tianmen as the sample.The data about junior high school students’aggression behavior (physical attack, speech attack, hostility, anger, indirect attack) and peer relationship (peer acceptance, peer rejection, social preferences, social influence)were collected through the questionnaire survey..The relationship between aggression behavior and peer relationship was discussed by Cross-Lagged Analysis. The main conclusions are as the following:1 .Speech attack is the highest,physical attack is the lowest.2.The general type is the most, and the type of controversy is the least.3.There are gender differences in both of aggressive and peer relationships.Boys’physical attack and speech attack levels were significantly higher than girls’;Girls’ anger,indirect attack level was significantly higher than boys’;Boys’ peer acceptance was significantly lower than girls,but peer rejection higher than girls’;Girls’ social preferences are significantly higher than boys’.4.There are significant differences in the type of peer relationship between the aggression behavior.5.Peer rejection have a significant positively correlation with hostility and anger;Social preferences have a significant negatively correlation with physical attack;Social influence is significantly positively correlated with anger.6.Peer rejection have a positive predictive effect on physical attacks and anger, and social preferences have a negative predictive effect on hostility.