Children taught to be vigilant for hostility from others are prone to aggressive behavior

Date: July 14, 2015

Source: Duke University

Summary:

Hypervigilance to hostility in others triggers aggressive behavior in children, says a new study. The four-year longitudinal study, the largest of its kind involving 1,299 children and their parents, finds the pattern holds true in 12 different cultural groups from nine different counties across the globe.

Young people fighting.

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Sciencedaily – Hypervigilance to hostility in others triggers aggressive behavior in children, says a new Duke University-led study.

The four-year longitudinal study involving 1,299 children and their parents finds the pattern holds true in 12 different cultural groups from nine countries across the globe.

This pattern is more common in some cultures than others, which helps explain why some cultures have more aggressive behavior problems in children than other cultures, according to the study. Tiếp tục đọc “Kids expecting aggression from others become aggressive themselves” →