Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Fikretoglu, Deniz
Author's Email Address	dfikreto@vt.edu
URN	etd-12012000-110533
Title	The Mediating/Moderating Role of Social Problem Solving Skills in Childhodd Aggression
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Psychology
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Scarpa-Friedman, Angela Committee Chair Finney, Jack W. Committee Member Ollendick, Thomas M. Committee Member
Keywords	social problem solving skills childhood aggression
Date of Defense	1999-03-04
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The purpose of the current study was to examine the mediating role of social problem solving skills in explaining the relationship between early aggression and later behavior problems. Additionally, the moderational role of social problem solving skills was also examined. The criteria proposed by Baron and Kenny (1986) and Holmbeck (1997) were followed to test the mediational and the moderational models. Regression analyses were conducted to examine the relationship between early aggression and social problem solving skills, social problem solving skills and later behavior problems, and early aggression and later behavior problems. Results indicated that social problem solving skills do not mediate the relationship between early aggression and later behavior problems. However, social problem solving skills do moderate this relationship. Further, it was the number of categories generated as opposed to the number of solutions that was the better predictor. The clinical and theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.
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