Unmasking Sex and Social Class Differences in Childhood Aggression: The Case for Language Maturity

Does Gender Moderate the Relations Between Externalizing Behavior and Key Emergent Literacy Abilities? Evidence From a Longitudinal Study

“…M. Arnold et al, 2005). With regard to oral language, Piel (1990) found that physical aggression was correlated with poor oral language among a sample of 7- to 9-year-old children. Longitudinally, Beitchman et al (1996) found that children with language impairment at age 5 years had significantly more delinquent and aggressive behaviors and hyperactivity ratings at follow-up 7 years later than did control children.…”

“…Similarly, children who were identified as poor readers using a measure of decoding skills displayed more severe problems with inattention than did a comparison group of typical readers; in contrast, rates of self-and parent-reported aggression, which is a correlate of oppositional behavior (Biederman, Ball, Monuteaux, Kaiser, & Faraone, 2008), were not different between poor and typical readers, as indicated by a measure of decoding skills (E. M. Arnold et al, 2005). With regard to oral language, Piel (1990) found that physical aggression was correlated with poor oral language among a sample of 7-to 9-year-old children. Longitudinally, Beitchman et al (1996) found that children with language impairment at age 5 years had significantly more delinquent and aggressive behaviors and hyperactivity ratings at follow-up 7 years later than did control children.…”

Analysis of Classroom Discipline-Related Content in Elementary Education Journals

“…We found 31 discipline-related articles in which authors discussed aggression and 4 that focused on conflict. In the 31 articles about aggression, authors used general terms such as "aggression" or "violence" (e.g., Gable, Manning, & Bullock, 1997;Piel, 1990) Barone (1997) discussed the behavior of bullies. We found 4 articles that discussed conflict as a form of aggression (e.g., Johnson, Johnson, Dudley, Ward, & Magnuson, 1995;McLaughlin, 1994).…”

The value and use of interpretation in play therapy.

“…It is important to understand that there seems to be a strong correlation between children's mental health and their use of language (Burke, Crenshaw, Green, Schlosser, & Strocchia-Rivera, 1989; Cantwell & Baker, 1987; Davis, Singer, & Morris-Friehe, 1991; Evans, 1987; Hindshaw, 1992; Piel, 1990; Stevenson, Rickman & Graham, 1985). The function of language in health versus pathology seems related to the child's ability to use language as a bridge from action to symbol to thought, as well as its integral role in emotional experience and regulation.…”