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One hundred and one randomly selected pre-adolescent school children, who were not attending classes for emotionally disturbed or neurologically handicapped students were studied to determine the severity of assaultive behavior and the psychosocial variables associated with such behavior. Standardized research instruments were used in semistructured interviews of the children and parents. Major findings were a high prevalence of assaultive behavior and psychiatric disorders in this sample of children.
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The authors would like to thank the teachers, principals, students, and parents of the Younkers, New York School System who participated in the study. Special appreciation is extended to Dr. Barbara Cox, Administrator of the Younkers School System.
This study was funded⋌ a New York Hospital-Westchester Division Research Grant, The Herman Goldman Foundation, and a National Institute of Mental Health Grant, Number 1 R03 MH37830-01.
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Pfeffer, C.R., Zuckerman, S., Plutchik, R. et al. Assaultive behavior in normal school children. Child Psych Hum Dev 17, 166–176 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00706227
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