Abstracts
Résumé
L’agressivité chez les filles tend à ne pas se manifester de la même façon que chez les garçons ; de plus, elle suit une trajectoire longitudinale particulière. Les filles agressives envers leurs pairs ne se caractérisent pas tant par leurs manifestations de délinquance et de criminalité ; elles s’orientent plutôt vers une trajectoire de troubles sociaux et de santé mentale qui, à terme, compromet leur avenir scolaire, social et professionnel, de même que leur état de santé physique. Les compétences parentales des filles agressives, de même que le fonctionnement de leur famille, peuvent aussi être affectées ; dans ce cas, c’est la socialisation, la santé et le développement de toute une nouvelle génération d’enfants qui sont menacés. La Concordia Longitudinal Risk Project (Enquête longitudinale sur les risques, Université Concordia) suit un échantillon intergénérationnel de 1 770 sujets vivant à Montréal, dont un sous-échantillon de plus de 200 filles dites très agressives, et le compare avec un échantillon de garçons agressifs et un groupe témoin composé d’enfants des deux sexes. Les participants sont suivis de l’enfance à l’âge adulte sur une période de 30 ans. Le présent article décrit les trajectoires à long terme des filles agressives et les conséquences de cette agressivité sur une large variété d’éléments psychosociaux et de santé comme la maternité et la transmission des risques à la prochaine génération. Plus particulièrement, nous souhaitons : (1) établir les trajectoires des filles qui mènent de l’agressivité dans l’enfance au développement négatif à l’âge adulte, (2) établir les indicateurs de santé et les facteurs physiologiques connexes qui comportent des risques pour les filles agressives et leurs enfants et (3) évaluer comment l’agressivité à l’enfance se répercute sur le rôle maternel et le développement de la prochaine génération. Enfin, les retombées de nos conclusions seront discutées.
Abstract
Childhood aggression in girls may take different forms and follow different longitudinal trajectories from those typical of aggressive boys. Even when overt delinquency and criminality are avoided, girls who are aggressive towards their peers may follow a life course involving continuing social and mental health problems. From a longterm perspective, academic, social, health, and occupational achievement are likely to be negatively affected. Family functioning and parenting abilities may also be compromised, placing the offspring of these girls, a subsequent generation, at risk for social, health, and developmental problems. The Concordia Longitudinal Risk Project, which follows an intergenerational sample of 1770 inner-city Montrealers, includes a sub-sample of over 200 highly aggressive girls, with comparison groups of aggressive boys and normative children of both genders. Participants have been followed over a 30-year period, from childhood into adulthood. The present paper describes the long-term trajectories and sequelae of girlhood aggression in the context of a broad range of negative psychosocial and health outcomes, including parenting and the inter generational transfer of risk to offspring. More specifically, (1) trajectories by which childhood aggression places girls at risk for negative developmental outcomes are outlined, (2) health behaviours and physiological correlates that signify risk to aggressive girls and their offspring are delineated, and (3) pathways through which girlhood aggression influences parenting and offspring development are elucidated. Implications of these findings are discussed.
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