Author(s)

Huang Wanqi ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Jinling High School International Department, Nanjing, China

Corresponding Author

Huang Wanqi

ABSTRACT

This study aims to explore the relationship between social exclusion and adolescent aggressive behavior and to examine whether resilience plays a moderating role in this relationship. The research method adopts a questionnaire survey method, using the Youth Resilience Scale, the Ostracism Experience Scale for Adults (OES-A), and the Children's Social Behavior Scale. A random sample of 240 junior and senior high school students was used to measure their social exclusion experience, aggressive behavior, and resilience. The results show that: (1) social exclusion, aggressive behavior, and resilience are positively correlated; (2) resilience is negatively correlated with aggressive behavior; (3) resilience plays a moderating role in the relationship between social exclusion and adolescent aggressive behavior. This study reveals the impact of social exclusion on adolescent mental health and behavioral development, and proposes that resilience plays a key role as a protective factor, which provides important significance for future intervention and prevention of adolescent aggressive behavior.

KEYWORDS

Social exclusion, psychological resilience, aggressive behavior

CITE THIS PAPER

Huang Wanqi, The relationship between social exclusion and adolescent aggressive behavior: The moderating role of psychological resilience. Applied & Educational Psychology (2024) Vol. 5: 55-65. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/appep.2024.050709.

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