Aggression, antisocial behavior, and violence among girls [[electronic resource] ] : a developmental perspective / / edited by Martha Putallaz, Karen L. Bierman ; foreword by John B. Reid

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451973503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Guilford Press, c2004
• ISBN: 1-281-22785-4; 9786611227852; 1-59385-892-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (351 p.)
• Collana: Duke series in child development and public policy
• Altri autori (Persone): PutallazMartha; BiermanKaren L
• Disciplina: 305.23/082
• Soggetti: Girls - Psychology; Aggressiveness in children; Aggressiveness in adolescence; Conduct disorders in children; Conduct disorders in adolescence; Child psychopathology; Developmental psychology; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminaries; Contents; 1 Aggression in the Context of Gender Development; 2 Biology Behavior Integration and Antisocial Behavior in Girls; 3 All Things Interpersonal Socialization and Female Aggression; 4 Relational Aggression in Early Childhood You Can't Come to My Birthday Party Unless; 5 Girls Who Bully A Developmental and Relational Perspective; 6 A Behavioral Analysis of Girls Aggression and Victimization; 7 Early Disruptive Behaviors Associated with Emerging Antisocial Behavior among Girls; 8 Aggression and Antisocial Behavior in Sexually Abused Females; 9 A Long Term Follow Up of Serious Adolescent Female Offenders10 Trends in Delinquent Girls Aggression and Violent Behavior A Review of ; the Evidence; 11 Women's Involvement in Aggression in Young Adult Romantic Relationships A Developmental Systems Model; 12 Parenting as an Important Outcome of Conduct Disorder in Girls; 13 When Aggressive Girls Become Mothers Problems in Parenting Health and Development across Two Generations; Commentary 1 Future Directions and Priorities; Commentary 2 Public Policy and the Discovery of Girls Aggressive Behavior; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: From leading authorities, this book traces the development of female aggression and violence from early childhood through adulthood. Cutting-edge theoretical perspectives are interwoven with longitudinal data that elucidate the trajectories of aggressive girls' relationships with peers, with later romantic partners, and with their own children. Key issues addressed include the predictors of social and physical aggression at different points in the lifespan, connections between being a victim and a perpetrator, and the interplay of biological and sociocultural processes in shaping aggressi