Individuals who engage in aggressive behaviors often do so within multiple relationships (e.g., with peers, romantic partners). Studies have identified several correlates and risk factors pertaining to the type of aggression used (i.e., physical or relational) in either peer or dating/romantic relationships. Specifically, there are social-cognitive (e.g., normative beliefs about aggression), affective (e.g., emotional dysregulation), and personality variables (e.g., callous-unemotional traits) that have been identified as placing individuals at greater risk of engagement in aggression. However, associations between risk factors, subtypes of aggression, and relationship context have rarely been examined within a single study. It is important to do so to examine whether there is an underlying risk profile that that can be useful in predicting aggression regardless of the type of relationship. We investigated these associations among a subset of one hundred and forty-seven college students, aged 18–25, who participated in a larger study. We used several measures to assess important theoretical correlates, including exclusivity beliefs, normative beliefs about aggression, rumination, emotional dysregulation, and callous-unemotional (CU) traits. Path analysis revealed that peer relational and peer physical aggression were predicted by peer exclusivity, normative beliefs about aggression, and callous-unemotional traits. Dating physical aggression was predicted by romantic exclusivity and peer physical aggression, whereas dating relational aggression was predicted by romantic exclusivity, normative beliefs about relational aggression, and peer relational aggression. Findings are discussed regarding implications and future research on physical and relational aggression among peers and romantic partners within a college setting.

从事攻击性行为的个人通常在多种关系中（例如，与同龄人、浪漫伴侣）这样做。研究已经确定了与在同伴或约会/浪漫关系中使用的攻击类型（即身体或关系）有关的几个相关因素和风险因素。具体而言，社会认知（例如，关于攻击性的规范信念）、情感（例如，情绪失调）和人格变量（例如，冷酷无情的特质）已被确定为使个人面临更大的参与攻击的风险。然而，在一项研究中很少检查风险因素、攻击性亚型和关系背景之间的关联。重要的是要检查是否存在可用于预测攻击性的潜在风险概况，而不管关系类型如何。我们在 147 名年龄在 18-25 岁之间的大学生的子集中调查了这些关联，他们参与了一项更大的研究。我们使用了几种措施来评估重要的理论相关性，包括排他性信念、关于侵略、沉思、情绪失调和冷酷无情 (CU) 特征的规范信念。路径分析显示，同伴关系和同伴身体攻击是由同伴排他性、关于攻击性的规范信念和冷酷无情的特征预测的。约会的身体攻击是由浪漫的排他性和同伴的身体攻击预测的，而约会关系侵略是由浪漫排他性、关于关系侵略的规范信念和同伴关系侵略预测的。研究结果讨论了大学环境中同龄人和浪漫伴侣之间身体和关系攻击的影响和未来研究。