TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Childhood predictors of violent behavior
JO  - Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken)
A1  - Friedman, A. S.
A1  - Kramer, S.
A1  - Kreisher, C.
SP  - 843
EP  - 855
VL  - 55
IS  - 7
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0021-9762
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -