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Normative Development of Physical Aggression from 8 to 26 Months
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Naerde, Ane; Ogden, Terje; Janson, Harald; Zachrisson, Henrik Daae – Developmental Psychology, 2014
This study investigated the normative use and developmental course of physical aggression (PA), defined as use of physical force such as hitting, biting, and kicking, from 8 to 26 months and predictors thereof. We used data from the Behavior Outlook Norwegian Developmental Study, comprising 1,159 children (559 girls and 600 boys). Both mothers and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Developmental Stages, Developmental Psychology, Toddlers
Community Violence, Family Conflict, and Preschoolers' Socioemotional Functioning
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Farver, Jo Ann M.; Xu, Yiyuan; Eppe, Stefanie; Fernandez, Alicia; Schwartz, David – Developmental Psychology, 2005
This study examined the relations among family conflict, community violence, and young children's socioemotional functioning and explored how children's social cognition and mothers' psychological functioning may mediate the outcomes associated with this exposure. Mothers of 431 Head Start preschoolers completed questionnaires about their family…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Conflict, Interpersonal Competence, Social Cognition