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ERIC Number: EJ670223
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Commentary: Causal Processes Leading to Antisocial Behavior.
Rutter, Michael
Developmental Psychology, v39 n2 p372-78 Mar 2003
Raises conceptual and empirical questions regarding: whether physical aggression is the main individual risk factor for antisocial behavior; the prospect that language impairment is also a risk factor; the meaning of the male preponderance for antisocial behavior; findings on environmentally mediated risk; the role of biosocial interplay; the construct of antisocial behavior; developmental trends; processing of experiences; and transactional effects. Discusses main barriers to using research to develop policy. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Causal Models, Children, Influences, Prevention, Public Policy, Research Problems, Violence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Risk Factors
Note: Special Issue on: "Violent Children."