TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Life course turning points: the effect of grade retention on physical aggression
JO  - Development and psychopathology
A1  - Nagin, Daniel S.
A1  - Pagani, Linda
A1  - Tremblay, Richard E.
A1  - Vitaro, Frank
SP  - 343
EP  - 361
VL  - 15
IS  - 2
N2  - Our objective is to advance the life course analytical framework by demonstrating a model for testing two of its tenets. The first is whether the individual's developmental history conditions the response to a turning point event. The second is whether the influence of a major life event upon an individual's developmental course depends upon the timing of the event. We test both propositions in an analysis of the effect of grade retention on a child's trajectory of physical aggression. Our analysis is based on data from a longitudinal study of 1,037 boysfrom schools in the lowest socioeconomic areas in Montreal, Canada. We find clear evidence that a developmental history of physical aggression conditions the child's response to grade retention. The evidence on whether the timing of retention affects this response is less clear.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0954-5794
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -