Developmental Psychobiology of Aggression

318 Pages·2005·4.52 MB·English

by  David M. Stoff

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DevelopmentalPsychobiologyofAggression
This book is the outgrowth of a memorial conference to honor the
scientificcontributionsofRobertB.Cairns,aninternationallyrecog-
nizedinterdisciplinarydevelopmentalscientist.Thebookisorganized
aroundthreeresearchthemesthatwereanintegralpartofDr.Cairns’s
theories and research: (1) neural and developmental plasticity;
(2) brain–behavior bidirectionality; (3) gene–environment interac-
tions. Throughout this book, these themes are linked together by
employing animal models and clinical investigations through a
multiple-levels-of-analysis approach to understanding the origins,
development,desistance,andpreventionofaggression.Thesestudies
willaddtothecompendiumofbasicknowledgeonthedevelopmental
psychobiologyofaggressionandwillaidintheultimatetranslationof
thisknowledgetoclinicalandcommunitysettings.Thisbookhopes
to foster the legacy of Robert B. Cairns to facilitate the theoretical
developmentandresearchofanewgenerationofdevelopmentalsci-
entists dedicated to relieving the tragic consequences of aggression
onindividualsandsocieties.
DavidM.Stoff,Ph.D.,ischiefoftheextramuralresearchprogramson
HIV/AIDSNeuropsychiatryandHIV/AIDSHealthDisparitiesand
DirectorofAIDSResearchTrainingattheCenterforMentalHealth
ResearchonAIDSoftheNationalInstituteofMentalHealth(NIMH).
Before joining NIMH in 1992, he had a long research career in
animal psychopharmacology, the biology of childhood psychiatric
disorders, and antisocial behavior. His research was supported by
the NIMH through a Research Scientist Development Award and
Research Grant. Dr. Stoff is the first editor of two other books in
thefield:AggressionandViolence:Neurobiological,BiosocialandGenetic
Perspectives(1996)andHandbookofAntisocialBehavior(1997).
Elizabeth J. Susman is the Jean Phillips Shibley Professor of Bio-
behavioralHealthintheDepartmentofBiobehavioralHealthatThe
PennsylvaniaStateUniversity.Shehasalonghistoryofprogrammatic
researchontheintegrationofbiologicalandbehavioralprocessesand
antisocial behavior. Her work has been supported by the National
Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development, and private foundations. Dr. Susman is
presidentoftheSocietyforResearchonAdolescentsandservesona
numberofscientificjournaleditorialboards.
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Developmental Psychobiology
of Aggression
Editedby
DAVID M. STOFF
NationalInstituteofMentalHealth
ELIZABETH J. SUSMAN
ThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity
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DedicatedtoRobertB.Cairns,apioneeringinterdisciplinarydevelopmentalsci-
entist, for leading the way toward a modern understanding of the interactions
among biological, psychological, and environmental influences on development
and behavior. His research and theoretical works will be an enduring legacy to
outstandingscienceforcurrentandfuturegenerationsofscholars.
RobertB.Cairns
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Contents
Foreword pageix
FeltonEarlsM.D.
introduction
1. IntegratedPerspectiveforPsychobiologicalResearchin
Aggression:AnIntroduction 3
DavidM.StoffandElizabethJ.Susman
part i plasticity
2. TheInteractionofBiologicalandSocialMeasuresinthe
ExplanationofAntisocialandViolentBehavior 13
AdrianRaine
3. SocialDeprivation,Social–EmotionalBehavior,andthe
PlasticityofDopamineFunction 43
PaulL.GendreauandMarkH.Lewis
4. AnimalStudiesonInappropriateAggressiveBehavior
FollowingStressandAlcoholExposureinAdolescence 69
CraigF.Ferris
5. LinksBetweenGirls’PubertyandExternalizingand
InternalizingBehaviors:MovingfromDemonstratingEffects
toIdentifyingPathways 87
JuliaA.Graber,JeanneBrooks-Gunn,andAndreaB.Archibald
part ii bidirectionality
6. TouchDeprivationandAggressionAgainstSelfAmong
Adolescents 117
TiffanyField
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viii Contents
7. IntersectionsofBiologyandBehaviorinYoungChildren’s
AntisocialPatterns:TheRoleofDevelopment,Genderand
Socialization 141
CarolynZahn-Waxler,BarbaraUsher,StephenSuomi,
andPamelaM.Cole
8. Life-CoursePersistentandAdolescence-LimitedAntisocial
Males:LongitudinalFollowuptoAdulthood 161
TerrieE.MoffittandAvshalomCaspi
9. ABioculturalLifeHistoryApproachtotheDevelopmental
PsychobiologyofMaleAggression 187
CarolM.WorthmanandRyanA.Brown
part iii gene–environment interactions
10. TowardanIntegrativeAccountoftheDevelopmentof
AggressiveBehavior 225
KathrynE.Hood
11. HowGene–EnvironmentInteractionsShapethe
DevelopmentofImpulsiveAggressioninRhesusMonkeys 252
StephenJ.Suomi
conclusion
12. SynthesisandReconsiderationsofthePsychobiology
ofAggressiveBehavior:AConclusion 271
ElizabethJ.SusmanandDavidM.Stoff
AuthorIndex 291
SubjectIndex 298