Interventions for Childhood Aggression in a Cross-Cultural Context

Alexa Martin-Storey, Caroline E. Temcheff, Erica K. Martin and Dale M. Stack
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Alexa Martin-Storey: Alexa Martin-Storey is a doctoral candidate in Experimental Psychology with a specialisation in child development at the Center for Research in Human Development at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Alexa.martin@gmail.com
Caroline E. Temcheff: Caroline E. Temcheff received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
Erica K. Martin: Erica K. Martin completed a law degree at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She is currently practising law at the International Labour Organization in the Child Labour Development in Geneva, Switzerland.
Dale M. Stack: Dale M. Stack is a clinical psychologist and researcher in Developmental Psychopathology at the Center for Research in Human Development at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

Psychology and Developing Societies, 2009, vol. 21, issue 2, 235-256

Abstract: Negative outcomes associated with childhood aggression, including its relation to adult criminality and domestic violence, have led researchers in the developed world to create effective interventions aimed at reducing childhood aggression and minimising its long-term negative outcomes. This article addresses the implications of adapting these interventions in a developing world context by examining issues central to the discussion of these adaptations. These include (a) comparing correlates associated with childhood aggression in the developed world and developing world, (b) addressing some of the challenges in adapting interventions for childhood aggression in a cross-cultural context and (c) presenting general guidelines on designing interventions for childhood aggression that may be helpful to clinicians and community groups within the developing world. The adaptation of interventions for the reduction of childhood aggression may prove useful in areas in which exposure to violence and instability threaten the child’s development.

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/097133360902100204

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