Identification of Early Child and Family Risk Factors for
Aggressive Victim Status in First Grade.
The identification of early risk factors is crucial to prevention and early intervention efforts that have the potential to attenuate the long term emotional, social, and academic problems associated with
aggressive victim status.
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For example, a child who experiences maltreatment may develop primary emotional responses such as anxiety or fear.5 Ever vigilant for signs of threat, the child may display
aggressive or submissive behaviours as a means of self - protection, and such behaviours may place the child at risk for future
status as a bully or
victim.
In addition to the damage done to the
victims, the negative consequences of aggression extend to the perpetrators (both male and female): the display of increased
aggressive behavior in childhood and adolescence is associated with substance abuse, lower socio - economic
status, various social problems, and impaired physical health in adulthood [8]--[11].