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Proactive and Reactive Aggression in a Child Psychiatric Inpatient Population

Relations to Psychopathic Characteristics

University of Tennessee, pjfite{at}utk.edu

Laura Stoppelbein

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Leilani Greening

University of Mississippi Medical Center

The study examined relations between caregiver- and child-reported proactive and reactive aggression and psychopathic characteristics (callous/unemotional traits, narcissism, and impulsivity) in a sample of 105 children (69% male) ranging from 6 to 12 years of age (M = 9.61, SD = 1.83) who were admitted to a child psychiatric inpatient facility. Caregiver reports of aggression suggested that proactive and reactive aggression were similarly related to callous/unemotional traits and narcissism but that only reactive aggression was associated with impulsivity. In contrast, child reports of proactive aggression, but not reactive aggression, were associated with all three psychopathic characteristics. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.

Key Words: proactive/reactive aggression • narcissism • impulsivity • callousness • psychopathic characteristics in children

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 36, No. 5, 481-493 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854809332706


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