Background: A growing body of research has shown that children behave aggressively from
an early age. In recent decades, such behaviour has become a focus of scientific interest …

Seminal work on relational aggression in middle childhood began in 1995 and the first study
to examine relational aggression in early childhood was published in 1996 in the Journal of …

As many as half of all autistic youth face challenges with aggression. And while research in
this area is growing, the prevalence and characterization of aggressive behaviors across …

Although the link from family economic strain to adolescent aggression has frequently been
hypothesized, the results are mixed. Both interparental conflict and parent–child conflict are …

Previous findings on the association between theory of mind (ToM) and aggression in
children are mixed. The social skills deficit view regarded ToM as a single‐edged sword and …

Early childhood relationships with teachers, parents, siblings, and peers are foundational
factors for later social functioning. High rates of childhood aggression have been associated …

A wealth of research and theorizing has been dedicated to the idea that children's theory of
mind (ToM) development is contingent upon qualities of their social contexts (eg, parents' …

Children's moral reasoning in early childhood is dynamic, and requires coordination of
multiple social domains. Hierarchical Competing Systems Model (HCSM; Marcovitch & …

Introduction Early adolescence is a developmental period in which peer victimization,
bullying, relational aggression, and social exclusion are particularly prominent. As these …

Aggression among peers is a common and serious problem in school‐age children.
Physical, relational, and cyber aggression often occur simultaneously but may exhibit …