Observations of aggression and violence amongst a youth's parents,peers,and siblings has been found to lead to greater aggressive tendencies in the youth,especially if the observed aggression was rewarded.This pattern of findings is consistent with what theory of youth antisocial behaviour?

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This pattern of findings is consistent with social learning theory, which posits that individuals learn from the behaviors modeled by others in their social environment. If a youth observes aggressive behavior being rewarded (such as gaining status or getting what they want), they may be more likely to imitate those behaviors because they believe they will also be rewarded.

Observations of Aggression and Violence Amongst a Youth's Parents,peers,and Siblings