aggression

  • Is infant empathy linked with later externalizing problems?

    Until recently, it has been assumed that young infants cannot feel empathy for others.1 However, emerging data suggest that this might not actually be the case.2 Now, Yael Paz and colleagues have examined empathy development during the first years of life, analysing data from 165 infants involved in a longitudinal, prospective study.

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  • Is aggression linked with academic performance in young people?

    A new study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry has investigated the association between aggression and academic performance in >27,000 young people enrolled in four twin cohorts comprising the ACTION consortium.

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  • Conduct Disorders and Aggression

    Research Digests about Conduct Disorders and Aggression, including aggression towards siblings, psychological interventions, and parenting practices

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