So far, previous studies have not taken into account the
developmental nature of aggression in relation to trust.
Longitudinal research on aggression has examined the developmental
trajectories of children with overt aggressive
behavior (e.g., Bongers et al. 2004; Broidy et al. 2003) and
the majority of these investigations have found two to five
distinct groups of children with different risk factors. Typically,
although one or two subgroups do not demonstrate
serious difficulty and are not at increased risk for later
maladjustment or criminal behavior, among the remaining
children, there is usually a group whose aggressive behavior
problems are consistently high throughout development and
a declining group whose externalizing problems start at a
high level but decrease over time. Still, other researchers
have identified a group whose aggressive behaviors start
low but increase throughout elementary and middle school
(e.g., Schaeffer et al. 2003). In summary, the existing
trajectory research suggests that there may be distinct
trajectories of aggressive behaviors. More specifically,
the literature has frequently found consistently low, consistently
high, increasing, and decreasing externalizing
trajectories, with partly different risk factors. A recent
study by Malti et al. (2012) investigated developmental
trajectories in peer-reported externalizing behavior and
links to friendship understanding in a sample of children
from the United States. The findings revealed that low
trust in close friendship relationships differentiated increasing
from low-stable externalizing and decreasing externalizing behavior trajectories (see also Malti and
Keller 2009). Based on this literature, we were interested
in investigating if children in a high-stable or increasing
aggressive trajectory express less trust beliefs than children
in a low-stable or decreasing aggressive trajectory.
So far, previous studies have not taken into account thedevelopmental nature of aggression in relation to trust.Longitudinal research on aggression has examined the developmentaltrajectories of children with overt aggressivebehavior (e.g., Bongers et al. 2004; Broidy et al. 2003) andthe majority of these investigations have found two to fivedistinct groups of children with different risk factors. Typically,although one or two subgroups do not demonstrateserious difficulty and are not at increased risk for latermaladjustment or criminal behavior, among the remainingchildren, there is usually a group whose aggressive behaviorproblems are consistently high throughout development anda declining group whose externalizing problems start at ahigh level but decrease over time. Still, other researchershave identified a group whose aggressive behaviors startlow but increase throughout elementary and middle school(e.g., Schaeffer et al. 2003). In summary, the existingtrajectory research suggests that there may be distincttrajectories of aggressive behaviors. More specifically,the literature has frequently found consistently low, consistentlyhigh, increasing, and decreasing externalizingtrajectories, with partly different risk factors. A recentstudy by Malti et al. (2012) investigated developmentaltrajectories in peer-reported externalizing behavior andlinks to friendship understanding in a sample of childrenfrom the United States. The findings revealed that low
trust in close friendship relationships differentiated increasing
from low-stable externalizing and decreasing externalizing behavior trajectories (see also Malti and
Keller 2009). Based on this literature, we were interested
in investigating if children in a high-stable or increasing
aggressive trajectory express less trust beliefs than children
in a low-stable or decreasing aggressive trajectory.
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