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dc.contributor.authorPriddis, Lynn
dc.contributor.authorLandy, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorMoroney, Darren
dc.contributor.authorKane, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:00:41Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:00:41Z
dc.date.created2014-03-27T20:00:59Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationPriddis, Lynn and Landy, Sarah and Moroney, Darren and Kane, Robert. 2014. An Exploratory Study of Aggression in School-Age Children: Underlying Factors and Implications for Treatment. Australian Journal of Guidance & Counselling. 24 (1): pp. 18-35.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7542
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/jgc.2013.12
dc.description.abstract

Aggressive behaviour in school-aged children presents a significant challenge for society. If not managed, it can result in adverse academic, social, emotional, and behavioural outcomes for the child. In addition, it can create stress for families and become a significant burden for the community as these children reach adolescence and adulthood, and engage in antisocial behaviours. Using a three-step exploratory analytical strategy, this study explored parent and child reports of a diverse range of underlying developmental and clinical variables that have been identified in the literature as predictors of aggressive child behaviour, and which could be addressed within an Australian school or community context. A total of 57 children and their parents were recruited from a referral-based Western Australian child mental health service, and the wider community. A group of 31 clinically aggressive children were identified and compared to a group of 26 non-aggressive children. The aggressive group was reported as having a greater prevalence of internalising symptoms, including anxiety and depression, and their aggressive behaviour was more likely to be of the callous/unemotional type, relative to their non-aggressive counterparts. Significant predictors of belonging to the aggressive group included child social problems, thought problems, attention problems, affective problems, narcissism, symptoms of ADHD and PTS, and low maternal self-esteem. Findings are presented and discussed in the context of established theories. Recommendations for principles of treatment for aggressive children and their families are suggested.

dc.publisherAustralian Academic Press Pty Ltd
dc.subjectparental self-esteem
dc.subjectparental sensitivity
dc.subjectaggression
dc.subjectparent–child relationship
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjecttreatment childhood aggression
dc.subjectempathy
dc.titleAn Exploratory Study of Agression in School-Age Children: Underlying Factors and Implications for Treatment
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volumeNA
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dcterms.source.endPage18
dcterms.source.issn10372911
dcterms.source.titleAustralian Journal of Guidance & Counselling
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This version of the article has been accepted for publication and will appear in a revised form subsequent to peer review and / or editorial input. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Australian Academic Press Pty Ltd

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