Citation

Barnow S, Lucht M, Freyberger HJ. Psychopathology 2001; 34(4): 167-173.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Karger Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11549925

Abstract

The results of this study provide evidence for the importance of psychosocial risks in childhood for aggressive behavior in adolescence. This study demonstrated that aggressive adolescents differed from a nonaggressive control group in an increased exposure to prior psychotraumatic events, such as sexual abuse (tendency), physical abuse, and broken homes. However, in predicting later aggressive behavior, long-term and chronically effective negative living conditions seem of greater importance. Parenting behavior which includes harsh punishment and emotional rejection as well as separation of the parents early in life are particularly important factors. Whereas aggressive girls do not differ from the nonaggressive control group in terms of self-reported mental health, the aggressive boys reported more attention deficits, depression, anxiety, delinquency, and social problems.

Language: en