Assessing relational and physical aggression among preschool children: intermethod agreement.

From: Topics in Early Childhood Special Education | Date: June 22, 2003| Author: McEvoy, Mary A.; Estrem, Theresa L.; Rodriguez, Michael C.; Olson, Michelle L. | Copyright information

Aggression has been studied for decades. It has been described, correlates and risk factors have been identified, and prevention and intervention strategies have been developed from early childhood through adulthood. Although definitions of aggression vary, most experts agree that it is potentially harmful, intentionally inflicted, and aversive to the victim (see Coie & Dodge, 1998; Dishion, French, & Patterson, 1995; Underwood, Galen, & Paquette, 2001, for reviews). In the past, r...

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