Staff Perspectives of Precipitants to Aggressive Behavior of Adolescents in Residential Treatment Facilities DosReis & Davarya (2008) Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 25 (2) View Abstract Presents findings from interviews with 18 staff in public psychiatric adolescent residential treatment facilities to gather a better understanding of what may lead to
aggressive behavior among adolescents.
[jounal] Tull, M. T. / 2007 / role of emotional inexpressivity and experiential avoidance in the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity and
aggressive behavior among men exposed to interpersonal violence / Anxiety, Stress, & Coping: An International Journal 20: 337 ~ 351
Although media reports often call unwanted,
aggressive behavior among young adults «bullying,» this is not exactly accurate.
Bullying is unwanted,
aggressive behavior among school - aged children.
Katherine Houpt, the principal consultant of the Animal Behavior Consultants of Northern Michigan and a board - certified American College of Veterinary Behaviorist, said
aggressive behavior among Cane Corsos is not uncommon.
Bullying is a pervasive problem in schools all across America, and many educators feel that uniforms reduce the potential for
aggressive behavior among students.
His research is in the areas of
aggressive behavior among students with high incidence disabilities and teacher instructional strategies.
[U] nwanted,
aggressive behavior among school - aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance.
A school - based violence prevention curriculum reportedly reduced self - reported
aggressive behaviors among middle school boys in 2 of 6 classes only [2].
Not exact matches
The research continued, and in May 1982 the National Institute of Mental Health released the findings of a ten - year follow - up to the surgeon general's 1972 study: «After ten more years of research, the consensus
among most of the research community is that violence on television does lead to
aggressive behavior by children and teenagers who watch the programs.
But research continued, and in May of 1982, the National Institute for Mental Health released the findings of a 10 - year follow up on the Surgeon General «s 1972 Study entitled Television and
Behavior: «After ten more years of research, the consensus among most of the research community is that violence on television does lead to aggressive behavior by children and teenagers who watch the p
Behavior: «After ten more years of research, the consensus
among most of the research community is that violence on television does lead to
aggressive behavior by children and teenagers who watch the p
behavior by children and teenagers who watch the programs.
Studies have shown that
among the many effects of physical abuse are depression, anxiety, cognitive and learning difficulties, even a lowering of IQ (especially verbal IQ), disordered sleep, flashbacks, loss of empathy,
aggressive behavior, chronically high stress levels which can lead to chronic health effects such as high blood pressure and increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and inability to maintain relationships.
In the same vein, research shows a common tendency
among aggressive and angry drivers is to let themselves off the hook by blaming external factors for their own
behavior («I had a really bad day at work.»).
Sexual
behavior also occurs after
aggressive encounters, especially
among males.
Authors report rates of
aggressive behaviors between 22 % (for clinic patients) and 66 % (for hospitalized patients)
among individuals with HD.
Specifically, in [12], it is shown that zebrafish responds differentially to variation in aspect ratio and color in the robotic fish; in [13], it is demonstrated that zebrafish shoals prefer such a robotic fish to an empty compartment; in [14], it is demonstrated that an interactive robot, whose tail - beat frequency responds to fish position, is able to induce preference
among single organisms; and in [17], it is shown that the robotic fish is able to simultaneously attract shoals of zebrafish while repelling shoals of mosquitofish that would otherwise display
aggressive behavior.
Even
among themselves, meerkats are very
aggressive and extend this
behavior toward humans as well.
This is currently a hot topic in elementary school circles, especially as applied to
aggressive and manipulative
behaviors among young girls.
Among a litter of puppies there may be specimens more predisposed to assertive and
aggressive behaviors.
«
Aggressive or hyperactive
behavior among dogs should be expected in a city like this,» said Newman, a former philosophy professor (yes, it's relevant!)
Again, no significant difference was found
among the breeds in displays of
aggressive behavior.
Examples from two investigations aimed at reducing
aggressive behavior and enhancing academic performance
among high - risk youth are used to illustrate key prevention principles.
Two studies have identified groups of girls exhibiting chronically high levels of antisocial
behavior across childhood and early adolescence and having an increased risk for continued antisocial
behavior.60 In addition, Odgers and several colleagues found that 7.5 percent of all girls between the ages of seven and fifteen displayed an early - onset of offending that persisted into adolescence and that this pattern was similar to boys of the same age.61 Other studies suggest that although strongly
aggressive behavior in girls before the age of seven is rare, continuity of offending for such girls may be stronger than that
among comparable boys and that such early problem
behavior in girls should be considered a significant warning sign of potential future problems.62
One of the most common misconceptions
among parents is that a child displaying
aggressive behavior is angry.
«Attachment relationships
among children with
aggressive behavior problems.
In their study they found a point mutation in the structural gene for monoamine oxidase A (MAOA), a neurochemical in the brain, which they associated with
aggressive criminal
behavior among a number of males in that family (Alper, 1995).
Attachment relationships
among children with
aggressive behavior problems: the role of disorganized attachment patterns
However, many children do not go to child care, and many of those seem to be
among the more
aggressive.62 The ideal study would include independent observers of children's
behavior over long periods of time.
There is a large body of evidence in the clinical literature demonstrating that childhood attachment - related trauma [27], [28], such as prolonged separation from parents or chronic conflict within the family (which were the most frequently reported events
among the participants of our study), and lack of parental warmth [29] can increase the risk for
aggressive behavior during adolescence and adulthood.
• There was more partial and non-imitative aggression
among those children who had observed
aggressive behavior, although the difference for non-imitative aggression was small.
Effects of neighborhood resources on
aggressive and delinquent
behaviors among urban youths
It was hypothesized that Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy would reduce the symptoms of attachment disorder,
aggressive and delinquent
behaviors, social problems and withdrawal, anxiety and depressive problems, thought problems, and attention problems
among children who received Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy.
Attachment relationships
among children with
aggressive behavior problems: The role of disorganized early attachment patterns.
This research aimed at assessing the characteristics of friendship
among children and determining whether they are connected or not to prosocial and
aggressive behavior.
The study confirms the low rate of violence
among Italian psychiatric in - patients, the major relevance of clinical rather than socio - demographic factors in respect of
aggressive behavior, the possibility of a no seclusion - no physical restraint policy, not associated either with higher rates of hostility or violence or with more severe drug side effects.
Our focus on physical aggression also limits our understanding of the development of other types of
aggressive behavior that were not analyzed in the current study, such as social and relational aggression, which may be more prominent
among adolescent girls.
Different kinds of
behavior and traits may gradually manifest during the childhood;
among such
behaviors are pro-social and
aggressive behaviors.
Among rejected partners, anxious attachment positively predicted pursuit behaviors; and, among disengagers, avoidant attachment negatively predicted being the target of aggressive behav
Among rejected partners, anxious attachment positively predicted pursuit
behaviors; and,
among disengagers, avoidant attachment negatively predicted being the target of aggressive behav
among disengagers, avoidant attachment negatively predicted being the target of
aggressive behaviors.
Other studies identify associations between an interaction of the long, high - activity allele (MAOA - uVNTR - L) and childhood adversity and antisocial
behavior among females (Sjoberg et al., 2007; Aslund et al., 2011), and
aggressive behavior (Manuck et al., 2000; Beitchman et al., 2004) and violent crime (Tikkanen et al., 2009)
among males.
Research on
aggressive behavior in children and adolescents originally addressed direct, physical forms of aggression, documenting that these were more common
among boys than
among girls (e.g., Hyde [1984]-RRB-.
For example, longitudinal prospective studies of children of mothers with schizophrenia have consistently identified a subgroup who present a stable pattern of
aggressive and / or antisocial
behavior from a young age, 36,37 and studies of children with depression identify a subgroup with conduct disorder.38
Among persons who develop a major mental disorder, substance abuse in childhood or adolescence is more strongly associated with violent crime in adulthood than substance abuse in adulthood, 39 and individuals who will develop a major mental disorder may be more sensitive to the effects of alcohol than others.40 These findings suggest that symptoms (eg, substance abuse) that we and others are labeling as distinct disorders, may in fact be a part of or at least related to the primary disorder.
These types of
aggressive behavior were not more common
among boys; on the contrary, some studies even indicated that these less direct forms of aggression were more frequent
among girls (e.g., Crick [1997]-RRB-, whereas other studies showed negligible gender differences.
One approach is to promote overall mental health
among school - aged children by reducing early risk factors for depression, substance abuse and
aggressive behaviors.
The main study objectives were to describe and / or evaluate parent - child interactions through micro-interest or validation of synchrony assessment tools; to compare the quality of interactions according to infants» characteristics: term vs. pre-term or typical development vs. pathology (
aggressive behavior; ADHD; Down syndrome; autism); and to compare the quality of interactions
among parents experiencing pathology (depression; psychosis) vs. healthy controls.