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Can Being Victimized Verbally and Physically Predict Aggressive Verbal and Physical Behavior?: A Study on Omani Male and Female Middle School
Muhammad Sheikh Hammoud
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Maher M. Abu-Hilal ,
Suad M. Al-Lawati,
Muna M. Al-Bahrani,
Yousuf Al Rujaibi
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Hammoud MS, Abu-Hilal MM, Al-Lawati SM, Al-Bahrani MM, Rujaibi YA. Can being victimized verbally and physically predict aggressive verbal and physical behavior?: a study on omani male and female middle school. European J Psychol E. 2021;4(1):25-36. doi: 10.12973/ejper.4.1.25
Hammoud, M. S., Abu-Hilal, M. M., Al-Lawati, S. M., Al-Bahrani, M. M., & Rujaibi, Y. A. (2021). Can being victimized verbally and physically predict aggressive verbal and physical behavior?: a study on omani male and female middle school. European Journal of Psychology and Educational Research, 4(1), 25-36. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejper.4.1.25
Hammoud Muhammad Sheikh, Maher M. Abu-Hilal, Suad M. Al-Lawati, Muna M. Al-Bahrani, and Yousuf Al Rujaibi. "Can Being Victimized Verbally and Physically Predict Aggressive Verbal and Physical Behavior?: A Study on Omani Male and Female Middle School," European Journal of Psychology and Educational Research 4, no. 1 (2021): 25-36. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejper.4.1.25
Hammoud, MS Abu-Hilal, MM Al-Lawati, SM Al-Bahrani, MM & Rujaibi, Y 2021, 'Can being victimized verbally and physically predict aggressive verbal and physical behavior?: a study on omani male and female middle school', European Journal of Psychology and Educational Research, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 25-36. Hammoud, Muhammad Sheikh et al. "Can Being Victimized Verbally and Physically Predict Aggressive Verbal and Physical Behavior?: A Study on Omani Male and Female Middle School." European Journal of Psychology and Educational Research, vol. 4, no. 1, 2021, pp. 25-36, https://doi.org/10.12973/ejper.4.1.25.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine if perceived family violence of victimized children is related to their perceived aggressive behavior. It has been acknowledged that children learn and behave what they observe and practice including violence. A stratified random sample (N =1160) of Omani school students was drawn from grades 6 to 9. The study used perceived family violence and perceived aggressive behavior measures to collect data. CFA was performed to test the proposed factor structure as well as the structural model. The invariance test lent support to the hypothesis that the structure of constructs is invariant across gender. However, the relations between constructs were not invariant. Children (boys and girls) who expressed high verbal violence on them reported they were more verbally and physically aggressive. Boys, but not girls, who reported high physical violence on them reported they were more verbally and physically aggressive. The relation between perceived family violence and perceived aggressive behavior seem to be dependent on gender and types of family violence as well as the kind of children’s aggressive behavior.
Keywords: Family violence, aggressive behavior, school children, Oman, structural equation modeling.
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