Stability of Individual Differences in Aggression

Zumkley, Horst

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-84653-3_4

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“…One of the most consistent findings in aggression and criminology research is that aggression is a relatively “stable,” self-perpetuating behavior that begins early in life [Farrington, 1989, 1995; Huesmann and Moise, 1998; Huesmann et al, 1984, 2002; Juon et al, 2006; Kokko et al, in press; Loeber and Dishion, 1983; Moffitt et al, 2001; Olweus, 1979; Tremblay, 2000; Zumkley, 1992]. In this case, stability refers to “continuity of position” within the population: the more aggressive child grows up to be the more aggressive adult.…”

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Continuity of aggression from childhood to early adulthood as a predictor of life outcomes: implications for the adolescent‐limited and life‐course‐persistent models

Huesmann¹,

Dubow²,

Boxer³

2009

Aggressive Behavior

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Using data from the Columbia County Longitudinal Study, a 40-year longitudinal study following an entire county’s population of third-grade students from age 8 to 48, we examine questions about the long-term consequences of aggressive and antisocial behavior in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood. We found moderate levels of continuity of aggression from age 8 to 48 both for males and for females. Contrary to what some have proposed, we found that continuity of aggressiveness is owing to not only the high-aggressive participants staying high but also owing to the low-aggressive participants staying low. Compared with life-course-persistent low aggressives, we found that life-course-persistent high aggressives had consistently poorer outcomes across domains of life success, criminal behavior, and psychosocial functioning at age 48 (e.g., arrests, traffic violations, aggression toward spouse and divorces, depression, health, occupational and educational attainment). In contrast, adolescent-limited and child-limited aggressives did not differ from life-course-persistent low aggressives on the age 48 outcomes. Finally, the outcomes for late-onset (early adulthood) aggressives were also problematic in some domains though not as problematic as those for life-course-persistent aggressives.

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Continuity of aggression from childhood to early adulthood as a predictor of life outcomes: implications for the adolescent‐limited and life‐course‐persistent models

Huesmann¹,

Dubow²,

Boxer³

2009

Aggressive Behavior

224

142

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“…However, despite the fact that aggression is one of the most stable and most predictive childhood behavior patterns, aggressive children comprise a heterogeneous group in terms of their developmental trajectory (Hinde, 1992). For example, not all aggressive children continue to engage in significant externalizing behaviors as they mature (White, Moffitt, Earls, Robins, & Silva, 1990 ;Zumkley, 1992), some aggressive children are responsive to psychosocial interventions (Cavell & Hughes, 1998 ;Lochman, 1992), and childhood aggression does not uniformly predict later dysfunction (Robins, 1978). Requests Various attempts have been made to clarify this heterogeneity by identifying specific subtypes of aggressive behavior or subgroups of aggressive children that are thought to be of clinical significance.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Self‐systems of Aggressive Children: A Cluster‐analytic Investigation

Edens

Cavell

Hughes

1999

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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The purpose of the present study was to identify clinically relevant subtypes of aggressive children based on measures of children's self-systems and significant others' perceptions of relationship quality. In a sample of aggressive second- and third-graders, a cluster analysis of these children's perceptions of support and significant others' (mother, teacher, and peers) perceptions of relationship quality revealed one subgroup in which self- and other-ratings were both below the group mean (concordant-negative), one in which both were above the sample mean (concordant-positive), and one in which they were discrepant (high child-report and low other-report). All three clusters were rated as more aggressive than controls. However, children in the discrepant group were rated as considerably more aggressive and delinquent than those in the two concordant clusters, who did not differ from each other on measures of internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Results are discussed from an attachment perspective and in terms of the clinical significance of this self-other discrepancy.

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“…Other components include the interpretation of a frustrating situation as having been caused by malevolent intentions, or one's moral views on aggression. The amazingly high stability in individuals' aggression (see Olweus, 1979;Zumkley, 1992) supports the disposition standpoint although the stimulation and functioning of the motive system is situation-specific.…”

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confidence: 87%