Aggressive behavior of children or adolescents has long term consequences for themselves and society. Inhibition deficits can contribute to aggression. Inhibition can be divided into hot and cool...Show moreAggressive behavior of children or adolescents has long term consequences for themselves and society. Inhibition deficits can contribute to aggression. Inhibition can be divided into hot and cool inhibition. Cool inhibition is characterized by abstract, decontextualized problems and hot inhibition is characterized by problems that involve the regulation of affect and motivation. The aim of the current study is to investigate the relation between hot or cool inhibition and aggressive behavior in children with a higher risk of externalizing behavior. Furthermore, the influence of age on the relation between hot or cool inhibition and aggressive behavior in children with a higher risk of externalizing behavior is investigated. It is expected that hot inhibition is stronger related to aggressive behavior than cool inhibition. Furthermore, it is expected that age influences the relation between hot and cool inhibition and aggressive behavior. Hot and cool inhibition are measured by two subtasks of the Amsterdamse Neuropsychologische Taken (ANT). Hot inhibition is measured with ANT-Delay Frustration and cool inhibition with ANT-Shifting attentional Set Visual. Aggressive behavior is measured with the Instrument voor Reactieve en Proactieve Agressie (IRPA) questionnaire which is filled in by the teacher. The data are analyzed by performing linear regressions, multiple regressions and moderation analysis. Results indicated no separate or joint relation of hot and cool inhibition with aggressive behavior. Also, age did not influence the relation between hot or the speed component of cool inhibition and aggressive behavior. On the other hand, age did moderate the relation between the accuracy component of cool inhibition and aggressive behavior. Future research also needs to investigate other types of executive functioning and their influence on different forms of aggression. This will help in developing preventive programs and interventions to limit the consequences of the aggressive behavior for the child and society.Show less
In deze studie zijn een aantal executieve functies (EF) getest van 137 normaalbegaafde (NB) en 54 hoogbegaafde (HB) kinderen. Specifiek zijn de hot en cool inhibitiecontrole onderzocht met een...Show moreIn deze studie zijn een aantal executieve functies (EF) getest van 137 normaalbegaafde (NB) en 54 hoogbegaafde (HB) kinderen. Specifiek zijn de hot en cool inhibitiecontrole onderzocht met een gecomputeriseerd test batterij (Amsterdamse Neuropsychologische Taken). Hiervan zijn de Delay Frustration (DF) taak en de Shifting Attentional Set-Visual (SSV) taak afgenomen. De Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) is ingevuld door ouders en de zelfcontroleschaal van deze vragenlijst is geanalyseerd. Univariate variantieanalyses zijn uitgevoerd om het verschil in hot en cool inhibitiecontrole en zelfcontrole te meten tussen NB en HB kinderen. Partiële correlaties zijn gedaan om de samenhang tussen hot en cool inhibitiecontrole en zelfcontrole te meten. HB kinderen drukten significant vaker dan NB kinderen op de knop bij de DF taak. Geen verschil is gevonden in de duur van de drukknopresponsen. Op de zelfcontroleschaal scoorden HB kinderen significant lager dan de NB kinderen. HB kinderen reageren sneller op de cool inhibitie taak en maken, met name wanneer prepotent responsen geïnhibeerd moeten, worden minder fouten dan NB kinderen. De conclusie is dat HB een betere cool inhibitiecontrole, een zwakkere hot inhibitiecontrole en tevens lagere zelfcontrole hebben dan NB kinderen.Show less
