The Origins of Antisocial Behavior: A Developmental Perspective
Christopher R. Thomas and Kayla Pope
Abstract
Antisocial behaviors including bullying, violence, and aggression have been an area of intense interest among researchers, clinicians, policy makers, and the general public because of their grievous consequences on individuals and society. Our understanding of the origins and development of these behaviors in individuals has recently progressed with the application of new scientific advancements and technologies such as neuroimaging, genomics, and research methods that capture behavioral changes in the first few years of life. This book provides an overview of the recent research on the develo ... More
Antisocial behaviors including bullying, violence, and aggression have been an area of intense interest among researchers, clinicians, policy makers, and the general public because of their grievous consequences on individuals and society. Our understanding of the origins and development of these behaviors in individuals has recently progressed with the application of new scientific advancements and technologies such as neuroimaging, genomics, and research methods that capture behavioral changes in the first few years of life. This book provides an overview of the recent research on the development of antisocial behavior and synthesizes this information to inform readers not only of the risks, but also how they interact, to result in antisocial and aggressive behavior. The volume is divided into three sections: advances in neuroscience, advances in behavioral and clinical research, and legal and policy implications. Specific topics include genetic markers and aggressive behavior, the use of fMRI to track adolescent brain development, the role of peer influences on aggression, parenting and temperament, screening tools for diagnosing antisocial behavior in toddlers and adolescents, and how new research will influence interventions, policy, and future study. The chapters discuss the insights these scientific approaches have provided in understanding how nature and the environment interact in the emergence of antisocial behavior.
Keywords:
antisocial behavior,
bullying,
violence,
aggression,
behavioral research,
clinical research,
genetic marker,
aggressive behavior,
fMRI,
peer influence
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2012 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780199753475 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: March 2015 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199753475.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Christopher R. Thomas, editor
University of Texas at Galveston, USA, Professor of Child Psychiatry, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, and Director of Child Psychiatry Psychiatry Residency Training
Kayla Pope, editor
Boys Town National Research Hospital, Director of Neurobehavioral Research
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