Abstract

VEGAS, María Isabel  and  MATEOS-AGUT, Manuel. Family Conflict, Stressful Family Situations and Aggression in Adolescence. The Role of Hostility. Act.Psi [online]. 2024, vol.38, n.137, pp.71-89. ISSN 2215-3535.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/ap.v38i137.56420.

Objective. To analyze the relationship between family conflicts and other stressful family situations with aggression in adolescents. Method. A total of 1193 Spanish adolescents aged 14 to 18 years were selected from 51 educational centers or juvenile centers. The Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire -BPAQ- was used. Results. Family conflict and poor school grades were risk factors for physical aggression, anger and hostility; the absence of parental figures was a risk factor for anger and hostility; and economic or work-related difficulties were a risk factor for hostility. Hostility correlated positively with all of the stressful family factors analyzed and emerged as a variable simultaneously linked to the increase in family conflicts, family stress, and adolescent physical aggression. Intervention proposals are suggested.

Keywords : Family stress; physical aggression; hostility; anger; adolescence.

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