The present study employed parallel analyses to develop a greater understanding of the
relationships between infant socialization (maternal sensitivity and home quality), early …

2 limitations of past research on social adjustment were addressed:(1) the tendency to focus
on forms of aggression that are typical of boys (eg, overt aggression) and to neglect forms …

The central goal of this study was to examine the prospective associations between forms
(ie, physical and relational) and functions (ie, proactive and reactive) of aggressive behavior …

Research has documented various family and individual risk factors associated with severe
conduct problems, but little is known about the developmental origins of children who …

The present study focused on mother‐child interaction predictors of initial levels and change
in child aggressive and disruptive behavior at school from kindergarten to third grade …

A longitudinal study was conducted to investigate the utility of including assessments of both
form (ie, physical and relational) and function (ie, proactive and reactive) of aggressive …

Although great strides have recently been made in our understanding of relational
aggression and its consequences, one significant limitation has been the lack of prospective …

Rarely have researchers elucidated early childhood precursors of externalizing behaviors
for boys and girls from a normative sample. Toddlers (N= 104; 52 girls) were observed …

This study investigated early child and family risk factors for relational and overt aggression
in 207 children followed since birth. Risk factors were assessed during infancy and …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the distinct forms (ie, physical and relational)
and functions (ie, proactive and reactive) of aggressive behavior during early childhood (n …