The well-known distinction between reactive and proactive aggression is theoretically
important but empirically controversial. Recently, aggression researchers have argued that …

This article examines the construct validity of reactive and proactive aggression, as
assessed by the teacher-rating scale developed by KA Dodge and JD Coie (1987). In Study …

This study reports the development of the Reactive–Proactive Aggression Questionnaire
(RPQ), and the differential correlates of these two forms of aggression. Antisocial …

A teacher rating scale of reactive aggression, proactive aggression, and covert antisocial
behavior was evaluated in a normative sample of third-to fifth-grade predominantly white …

Examined differences in teachers' perceptions of academic and social behavior in two
subtypes of aggression in children identified as proactive and reactive. Subjects were 88 …

Reactive and proactive aggression is a dichotomous classification of aggression in adults
and children. This distinction has been supported by a number of variable‐based and factor …

The present meta-analytic review aimed to clarify divergent findings concerning the relation
between reactive and proactive aggression in children and adolescents. Fifty-one studies …

This study used a confirmatory factor model to distinguish pure and co-occurring dimensions
of proactive and reactive aggression, and examined the relation between parenting …

This study was designed to examine whether proactive and reactive aggression are
meaningful distinctions at the variable-and person-based level, and to determine their …

For theoretical, practical, and research purposes, aggression is often subdivided into
subtypes. A frequently used distinction is that between reactive and proactive aggression …