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Williams, Shannon Tierney; Conger, Katherine Jewsbury; Blozis, Shelley A. – Child Development, 2007
Latent growth curve modeling employed data from a longitudinal study of 451 sibling families to examine parents, siblings, and family economics as factors in individual differences in the developmental course of interpersonal aggression during adolescence. Findings suggest that individual change in interpersonal aggression during adolescence can…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Siblings, Aggression, Interpersonal Relationship
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MacDonald, Kevin – Child Development, 1992
Provides an evolutionary account of the human affectional system. Warmth is conceptualized as a reward system which evolved to facilitate cohesive family relationships and paternal investment in children. Warmth must be distinguished from security of attachment. Relationships based on warmth can coexist with relationships based on exploitation.…
Descriptors: Affection, Affective Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Evolution