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Dodge, Kenneth A. – American Psychologist, 2008
Metaphors can both inspire and mislead the public. Current metaphors for youth violence are inconsistent with scientific evidence about how chronic violence develops and evoke inaccurate or harmful reactions. Popular, problematic metaphors include "superpredator", "quarantining the contagious", "corrective surgery", "man as computer", "vaccine",…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Violence, Prevention, Figurative Language
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Dodge, Kenneth A.; Lansford, Jennifer E.; Burks, Virginia Salzer; Beter, John E.; Pettit, Gregory S.; Fontaine, Reid; Price, Joseph M. – Child Development, 2003
Four studies based on two longitudinal investigations examined the relation between social rejection and increased antisocial behavior. Found that early peer rejection (ages 6 to 8) predicted growth in aggression (at ages 10 to 12); findings were replicated in children ages 5 to 8. Rejection exacerbated antisocial development only among children…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Child Development
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Dodge, Kenneth A.; Pettit, Gregory S. – Developmental Psychology, 2003
A biopsychosocial model of the development of adolescent chronic conduct problems is presented and supported through a review of empirical findings. The model posits that biological dispositions and sociocultural contexts place certain children at risk in early life but that life experiences with parents, peers, and social institutions increment…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems