@article{ref1,
title="Childhood predictors of violent behavior",
journal="Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken)",
year="1999",
author="Friedman, A. S. and Kramer, S. and Kreisher, C.",
volume="55",
number="7",
pages="843-855",
abstract="In this study, prospective childhood data from birth to 7 years of age were used to determine predictors of subsequent violent behavior. The childhood predictors found for the girls accounted for more variance in the reported later violent offenses: 24.9% compared to 3.8% for the boys. This large difference may be due partly to the fact that violent behavior is more unusual among girls; thus, those girls who are violent are more readily differentiated from the others. The only two early childhood variables that were found to predict for both genders were: (a) less normal behavior and (b) presence of deviant or stereotyped behavior. Thus, abnormal behavior in childhood can be considered to be a fairly reliable predictor to greater likelihood of later violent behavior.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0021-9762",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}