Aggression and violence in adolescence
By: Robert F. Marcus.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9780521868815; 9780521688918
Subjects: Aggressiveness in adolescence; Violence in adolescence; Aggressiveness in adolescence -- Longitudinal studies; Violence in adolescence -- Longitudinal studies
Genres: Longitudinal studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prevalence of aggression and violence in adolescence; title: Definitions of aggression and violence; title: Distinguishing aggression and violence from other antisocial behavior; title: Reliability and validity of surveyed; title: Aggression and violence; title: Grade trends in aggression and violent behavior; title: Gender and race differences in surveyed; title: Aggressive and violent behavior; title: Cross national comparisons of surveyed aggression and violence; title: Official crime statistics; title: Gender and race differences in homicide; title: Arrest data for violent crime by adolescents; title: Developmental pathways to violence; title: Adolescence as a period of transitions; title: Adolescence and multiple personality transitions; title: Early development of violent behavior; title: The centrality of aggression in the development of violence; title: Childhood aggression and a resulting cascade of effects; title: Early vs. late onset violence; title: Multiple developmental pathways from childhood through adolescence; title: Longitudinal risk factors for later violence or serious offending; title: Personality risk factors for aggression and violence; title: Motivators, moderators, and mediators of aggression and violence; title: Personality motivators and mediators for aggression and violence : sensation seeking; title: Personality motivators and mediators : negative affect; title: Personality motivators and mediators : anger; title: Personality motivators and mediators : depressed mood/clinical depression; title: Personality motivators and mediators : empathy; title: Situational risk factors for aggression and violence; title: Situational influences and the "general aggression model"; title: Provocation; title: Frustration; title: Pain and discomfort; title: Alcohol and drug use and abuse; title: Incentives; title: Aggressive cues; title: Violent episodes in middle and high schools; title: Aggression and violence in romantic relationships; title: Normative changes in adolescent social relationships; title: Normative changes in adolescent dating relationships; title: Prevalence and forms of dating violence in adolescence; title: Relationship differences and individual differences in dating aggression; title: Relationship differences; title: Individual differences; title: Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of aggression and violence; title: Scientific standards for prevention programs; title: Meta-analysis of prevention programs targeting aggression and violence; title: Primary prevention programs; title: Tertiary prevention programs; title: Prevention programs addressing key risk and protective factors; title: Risk factors not addressed by programs.