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Social Problem Solving and Aggression: The Role of Depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 March 2013

Yalçın Özdemir ,
Yaşar Kuzucu  and
Nermin Koruklu
Yalçın Özdemir*
Affiliation:
Department of Guidance and Counselling, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey
Yaşar Kuzucu
Affiliation:
Department of Guidance and Counselling, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey
Nermin Koruklu
Affiliation:
Department of Guidance and Counselling, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey
*
address for correspondence: Yalçın Özdemir, Department of Guidance and Counselling, Adnan Menderes University, Turkey. Email: yalcin.ozdemir@adu.edu.tr
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Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine direct and indirect relations among social problem-solving, depression, and aggression, as well as the mediating role of depression in the link between social problem-solving and aggression among Turkish youth. Data for the present study were collected from 413 adolescents. The participants’ age ranged from 14 to 17 with a mean of 15.74 years (SD = .97). Results indicated that social problem-solving was significantly and negatively associated with both depression and aggression. Also, depression significantly and positively associated with aggression and depression appears to act as a mediator in the relationship between social problem-solving and aggression. Findings suggest that social problem-solving and depression are important factors in understanding aggression among Turkish youth.

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Social Problem SolvingAggressionDepressionMediationAdolescence

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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , June 2013 , pp. 72 - 81
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