Leonard D. Eron (1920-2007): Obituary.

Abstract

Leonard D. Eron, one of the world's preeminent aggression researchers, died May 3, 2007, at the age of 87. Eron's contributions to understanding the causes of aggressive behavior and how to treat it helped revolutionize psychology's perspective on aggression during the past 60 years, and his efforts to apply this knowledge to public policy have left a lasting impact on society. During his years as a professor at Yale University, the University of Iowa, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the University of Michigan, he also left his mark on countless students who carry on his tradition of merging research with public policy applications of psychology.

Risk Factors Predictive of the Problem Behavior of Children at Risk for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

“…Parents who reported that their children were difficult to manage were more than six times more likely to evidence problem behavior. This finding was not unexpected as previous research identified temperament (Brier, 1995) and parenting practices (Huesmann et al, 2002;Patterson, 1982) as risk factors. Destroys own toys risk factor is a significant observation by the parent/caregiver that the child is capable of significant problem behavior.…”

“…The risk factor literature can be quite informative in designing assessment tools for screening and intervention planning (Huesmann, Eron, & Dubow, 2002). Certain physiological and medical factors experienced early in life such as premature birth, low birth weight, and slow neurological development place children at risk for EIBD (MCCormick, McCarton, Brooks-Gunn, Belt, & Gross, 1998).…”