Aggression and violence in adolescence/ Robert F.Marcus

Prevalence of Aggression and Violence in Adolescence
Definitions of Aggression and Violence
Distinguishing Aggression and Violence from Other Antisocial
Behavior
Reliability and Validity of Surveyed Aggression and Violence
Findings from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Grade Trends in Aggressive and Violent Behaviors
Gender and Race Differences in Surveyed Aggressive and
Violent Behavior
Cross-National Comparisons of Surveyed Aggression
and Violence
Official Crime Statistics
Gender and Race Differences in Homicide
Arrest Data for Violent Crimes by Adolescents
Summary
Developmental Pathways to Violence
Adolescence as a Period of Multiple Transitions
Adolescence and Multiple Personality Transitions
Early Development of Violent Behavior
The Centrality of Aggression in the Development of Violence
Childhood Aggression and a Resulting Cascade of Effects
Early vs. Late Onset Violence
Multiple Developmental Pathways from Childhood through
Adolescence
Longitudinal Risk Factors for Later Violence or Serious
Offending
Summary
3. Personality Risk Factors for Aggression and Violence
Motivators, Moderators, and Mediators of Aggression
and Violence
Personality Motivators for Aggression and Violence:
Sensation Seeking
Personality Motivators and Mediators: Negative Affect
Personality Motivators and Mediators: Anger
Personality Motivators and Mediators: Depressed
Mood/Clinical Depression
Personality Motivators and Mediators: Empathy
Summary
4. Situational Risk Factors for Aggression and Violence
Situational Influences and the "General Aggression Model"
Provocation
Frustration
Pain and Discomfort
Alcohol and Drug Use and Abuse
Incentives
Aggressive Cues
Violent Episodes in Middle and High Schools
Summary
5. Aggression and Violence in Romantic Relationships
Normative Changes in Adolescent Social Relationships
Normative Changes in Adolescent Dating Relationships
Prevalence and Forms of Dating Violence in Adolescence
Relationship Differences and Individual Differences in Dating
Aggression
Summary
6. Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention of Aggression
and Violence
Scientific Standards for Prevention Programs
Meta-Analysis of Prevention Programs Targeting Aggression
and Violence
Primary Prevention Programs
Secondary Prevention
Tertiary Prevention
Summary
Closing Comments
Prevention Programs Addressing Key Risk and Protective
Factors
Risk Factors Not Addressed by Programs
School and Community Adoption of Prevention Programs