Part I. Foundations of aggression, trajectories, and antecedents. Aggression in childhood and adolescence : definition, history, and theory / Tina Malti and Kenneth H. Rubin -- Clinical classifications of aggression in childhood and adolescence / Paul J. Frick and Tatiana M. Matlasz -- Developmental trajectories of aggression subtypes : from early to late childhood / Jamie M. Ostrov, Kristin J. Perry, and Sarah J. Blakely-McClure -- Behavior genetics of aggression / Mara Brendgen, Frank Vitaro, and Michel Boivin -- Psychophysiology of aggression / Susan Branje and Hans M. Koot -- Temperament and aggression / Christina C. Moore, Julie A. Hubbard, and Megan K. Bookhout -- Social-emotional development and aggression / Tina Malti and Ju-Hyun Song --
Social-cognitive development and aggression / Jennifer E. Lansford -- Part II. Aggression in context. Parenting, parent-child relationships, and the development of aggression during childhood and adolescence / K. Lee Raby and Glenn I. Roisman -- Aggression and functioning with peers / William M. Bukowski and Frank Vitaro -- Aggression and morality in childhood and adolescence / Tina Malti, Tyler Colasante, and Marc Jambon -- Social networks and aggression / Jelle J. Sijtsema and Tiina J. Ojanen -- Cyberbullying / Marion K. Underwood and Sheri A. Bauman -- Poverty, social inequality, and aggression / Tama Leventhal, Véronique Dupéré, and Margaret C. Elliott -- Part III. Interventions and policy implications. Measuring social-emotional correlates of aggression in children and adolescents / Tina Malti, Antonio Zuffianò, and Connie Cheung -- Youth-focused intervention for severe aggression / John E. Lochman, Caroline L. Boxmeyer, Brendan Andrade, and Pietro Muratori --
Family-based treatments for aggressive problem behavior / Elizabeth A. Stormshak and S. Andrew Garbacz -- Preventing aggression and youth violence in schools / Shelley Hymel and Dorothy L. Espelage -- International perspectives on bullying prevention / Christina Salmivalli -- Can positive youth development programs prevent youth violence? : the role of regulation of action and positive social engagement / Nancy G. Guerra -- Challenges and priorities for researchers / Kenneth H. Rubin and Tina Malti -- Challenges and priorities for practitioners and policymakers / Sarah Lindstrom Johnson, Sabina Low, and Catherine P. Bradshaw
"Presenting cutting-edge work from leading scholars, this authoritative handbook reviews the breadth of current knowledge on aggression from infancy through adolescence. The volume explores the forms and functions of aggression and the multiple factors that contribute to its emergence, development, and consequences, including genetic and biological influences, temperament, family dynamics, peer relations, and social inequality. It provides up-to-date perspectives on problems such as disruptive and defiant behaviors, bullying (including cyberbullying), social aggression, and youth violence, and examines relations between aggression and normative social-emotional and social-cognitive development. Identifying important implications for practice and policy, contributors describe effective approaches to screening, assessment, intervention, and prevention in family, school, community, and clinical settings."-- Provided by publisher
"Aggressive behavior during childhood and adolescence is an important risk factor for later serious and persistent adjustment problems in adulthood, including criminal behavior, school dropout as well as family-related and economic problems. Researchers have thus deployed considerable efforts to uncover what drives individuals to attack and hurt others. Each chapter explores the issue of aggression with an introduction, theoretical considerations, measures and methods, research findings, implications, and future directions"-- Provided by publisher
