TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Antecedents of toddler aggression: dysfunctional parenting in mother-toddler dyads
JO  - Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology
A1  - Del Vecchio, Tamara
A1  - O'leary, Susan G.
SP  - 194
EP  - 202
VL  - 35
IS  - 2
N2  - Aggression is stable as early as 2 years of age and predicts many negative adult outcomes. Although longitudinal predictors of child aggression have been identified, information is lacking regarding the proximal precursors of toddlers' aggression. During a 30-min interaction, 54 mother-toddler dyads were observed. Toddlers were categorized as aggressive or nonaggressive based on whether they exhibited aggression toward their mothers within the interaction. Most toddlers in both groups escalated from mild to more severe forms of misbehavior. Mothers of aggressive toddlers displayed more lax and over-reactive discipline when addressing misbehaviors that preceded aggression than did mothers of nonaggressive toddlers. Mothers of aggressive toddlers either ignored or attended neutrally or positively to the aggression. Implications for parenting interventions are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1537-4416
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15374424jccp3502_3
ID  - ref1
ER  -