Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. Foundations of Aggression, Trajectories, and Antecedents1. Aggression in Childhood and Adolescence: Definition, Theory, and History, Tina Malti & Kenneth H. Rubin2. Clinical Classifications of Aggression in Childhood and Adolescence, Paul J. Frick & Tatiana M. Matlasz3. Developmental Trajectories of Aggression Subtypes: From Early to Late Childhood, Jamie Ostrov, Kristin K. Perry, & Sarah J. Blakely-McClure4. Behavior Genetics of Aggression, Mara Brendgen, Frank Vitaro, & Michel Boivin5. Psychophysiology of Aggression, Susan Branje, Hans Koot, and Lucres Nauta-Jansen6. Temperament and Aggression, Julie A. Hubbard, Christina C. Moore, & Megan K. Bookhout7. Social-Emotional Development and Aggression, Tina Malti & Ju-Hyun Song8. Social-Cognitive Development and Aggression, Jennifer E. Lansford II. Aggression in Context9. Parenting, Parent-Child Relationships, and the Development of Aggression during Childhood and Adolescence, K. Lee Raby & Glenn I. Roisman10. Aggression and Functioning with Peers, William M. Bukowski & Frank Vitaro11. Aggression and Morality in Childhood and Adolescence, Tina Malti, Tyler Colasante, & Marc Jambon12. Social Networks and Aggression, Jelle J. Sijtsema & Tiina J. Ojanen13. Cyberbullying, Marion K. Underwood & Sheri A. Bauman14. Poverty, Social Inequality, and Aggression, Tama Leventhal, Veronique Dupere, & Margaret C. Elliott III. Interventions and Policy Implications15. Measuring Social-Emotional Correlates of Aggression in Children and Adolescents, Tina Malti, Antonio Zuffiano, & Connie Cheung16. Youth-Focused Intervention for Severe Aggression, John E. Lochman, Caroline L. Boxmeyer, Brendan Andrade, & Pietro Muratori17. Family-Based Treatments for Aggressive Problem Behavior, Elizabeth A. Stormshak & S. Andrew Garbacz18. Preventing Aggression and Youth Violence in Schools, Dorothy L. Espelage & Shelley Hymel19. International Perspectives on Bullying Prevention, Christina Salmivalli20. Can Positive Youth Development Programs Prevent Youth Violence?: The Role of Regulation of Action and Positive Social Engagement, Nancy G. Guerra21. Challenges and Priorities for Researchers, Kenneth H. Rubin & Tina Malti22. Challenges and Priorities for Practitioners and Policymakers, Sarah Lindstrom Johnson, Sabina Low, & Catherine P. Bradshaw

"Presenting cutting-edge work from leading scholars, this authoritative handbook reviews the breadth of current knowledge on aggression from infancy through adolescence. The volume explores the forms and functions of aggression and the multiple factors that contribute to its emergence, development, and consequences, including genetic and biological influences, temperament, family dynamics, peer relations, and social inequality. It provides up-to-date perspectives on problems such as disruptive and defiant behaviors, bullying (including cyberbullying), social aggression, and youth violence, and examines relations between aggression and normative social-emotional and social-cognitive development. Identifying important implications for practice and policy, contributors describe effective approaches to screening, assessment, intervention, and prevention in family, school, community, and clinical settings."-- Provided by publisher.

"Aggressive behavior during childhood and adolescence is an important risk factor for later serious and persistent adjustment problems in adulthood, including criminal behavior, school dropout as well as family-related and economic problems. Researchers have thus deployed considerable efforts to uncover what drives individuals to attack and hurt others. Each chapter explores the issue of aggression with an introduction, theoretical considerations, measures and methods, research findings, implications, and future directions"-- Provided by publisher.

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