The Correlation between Family Conflict and Aggression Symptoms in High School Students

• Main Authors: Nela V. Marinković (Author), Ivana T. Zečević (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of Belgrade, Teacher Education Faculty, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 10.5937/inovacije1903051M; 0352-2334; 2335-0806
• Keywords: aggression symptoms; family conflict; adolescence; intervention; prevention; Education; L
• Source: Inovacije u Nastavi, Vol 32, Iss 3, Pp 51-60 (2019)

The goal of this paper is to examine whether family conflicts can predict aggression symptoms in adolescents and to provide guidance for intervention and prevention. The research was conducted on a sample of 1036 respondents/high school students (grades 1-4) from Banja Luka and Čelinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The 61.3% of the respondents were female. Instruments for assessing the family climate experience were used in the research, the Family Conflict subscale (FCI - Family Climate Inventory; Mihić et al. 2006), as well as the Questionnare for Assessing Agression Symptoms - BODTH (Dinić et al., 2014). The research tested the hypothesis that family conflicts can predit aggression in adolescents. The findings confirmed the hypothesis that family conflict is a statistically significant prediction method for: anger ((F (1,1034)=73,81, p<0.000; R2=0.067), vindictiveness (F (1,1034)=24,18, p<0.000; R2=0.023), domination (F (1,1034)=63,55, p<0.000; R2=0.058) and hostility (F (1,1034)=49,94, p<0.000; R2=0.046). The obtained results were discussed in relation to the importance of information in a family and educational context, with implications for intervention and prevention.