Physical aggression by young people toward their parents occurs quite frequently – yet the subject remains taboo.

Children can exhibit physical aggression when they are very young but that behavior typically declines before and during elementary school. However, a small proportion of children have atypically high ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – An expert on aggressive behavior in children will speak at Purdue University on Oct. 21 about her studies on how girls show hostility and what might be done to respond to it ...

Research on the communication trait of verbal aggressiveness (VA), which includes behavior like name calling, ridicule, insults, racial epithets and threats, has tended to focus on its social causes.

Aggression and self-harm often co-occur in individuals with a history of early-life trauma—a connection that has largely been documented by self-reporting in research and clinical settings. Adding to ...

Testimonial submitted to the SAARA Story Archive Exposure to Domestic Violence Linked to Harmful Sibling Dynamics Domestic ...

The long-term effectiveness of the Parent-Child Development Centers (PCDCs) as programs to prevent behavior problems in children was examined with follow-up data collected 6-13 years after program ...