Journal article
The role of anxiety in the development, maintenance, and treatment of childhood aggression
Abstract
The majority of aggressive children exhibit symptoms of anxiety, yet none of our developmental models of aggression incorporate the role of anxiety, and our treatments ignore this comorbidity. This article outlines a novel theoretical model that specifies three hypotheses about comorbid anxious and aggressive children: (a) unpredictable parenting induces anxiety in children that in turn triggers aggressive behavior; (b) prolonged periods of …
Authors
Granic I
Journal
Development and Psychopathology, Vol. 26, No. 4pt2, pp. 1515–1530
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
November 2014
DOI
10.1017/s0954579414001175
ISSN
0954-5794