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SUBMITTER: Verhoef REJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6851691 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Verhoef Rogier E J REJ Alsem Sophie C SC Verhulp Esmée E EE De Castro Bram O BO
Child development 20190605 5
To test specific hypotheses about the relation between hostile intent attribution (HIA) and children's aggressive behavior, a multilevel meta-analysis was conducted on 111 studies with 219 effect sizes and 29.272 participants. A positive association between HIA and aggression was found, but effect sizes varied widely between studies. Results suggested that HIA is a general disposition guiding behavior across a broad variety of contexts, whereas the strength of the relation between HIA and aggres ...[more]