- Oxford Library of Psychology
- The Oxford Handbook of Coercive Relationship Dynamics
- Dedication
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction: Coercive Social Processes
- Coercion Theory: The Study of Change
- Gene–Environment Interplay in Coercion
- Physiological and Developmental Mechanisms of Emotional Lability in Coercive Relationships
- An Evolutionary Framework for Understanding Coercion and Aggression
- Parental Depression and the Development of Coercion in Early Childhood
- A Relational Frame Theory Analysis of Coercive Family Process
- Coercive Family Processes and the Development of Child Social Behavior and Self-Regulation
- Fathers and Coercion Dynamics in Families: Developmental Impact, Implications, and Intervention
- Coercion and Contagion in Child and Adolescent Peer Relationships
- Peer Coercion and Electronic Messaging
- The Paradox of Love in Adolescent Romantic Relationships: Upregulation and Coercive Dynamics as Predictors of Depressive Symptoms
- Aggression and Coercive Behaviors in Early Adult Relationships: Findings from the Oregon Youth Study–Couples Study
- Coercion, Invalidation, and Risk for Self-Injury and Borderline Personality Traits
- Interrupting Coercion: The Iterative Loops Among Theory, Science, and Practice
- Violent Coercion in Intimate Relationships: Emerging Interventions
- The Role of Anxiety in Coercive Family Processes with Aggressive Children
- Coercion Dynamics and Problematic Anxiety in Children
- Coercive Process and Intimate Partner Violence in Committed Relationships
- Child-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions Designed to Reduce Aggression
- Short- and Long-term Impacts of a Coercion Theory–Based Intervention on Aggression on the School Playground
- From School Bullying to Dating Violence: Coercive Developmental Processes and Implications for Intervention
- Changing Parental Perspectives of Coercion Dynamics: Essential Therapist Skills in Using Videotaped Feedback Interventions
- Reducing Coercion in Schools: The Impact of School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
- Transforming Coercive into Constructive Processes with Families of Children with Developmental Disabilities and Severe Problem Behavior
- Coercion and Public Health
- An Introduction to Using Multivariate Multilevel Survival Analysis to Study Coercive Family Process
- Coercion, Power, and Control in Interdependent Relationships: A Dynamic Systems Perspective
- Coercion Dynamics: Past, Present, and Future
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
The majority of aggressive children exhibit symptoms of anxiety. This chapter outlines a novel theoretical model that builds explicitly on coercion theory, linking aggression with the regulation of anxiety in both caregivers and children. Three hypotheses are suggested and data are applied to support this model: (1) unpredictable oscillations between permissive and hostile parenting (two distinct aspects of the coercive cycle) induces anxiety in children, which in turn triggers aggressive behavior; (2) peer relations and difficult school contexts exacerbate anxiety, which in turn may trigger bouts of aggression that function as regulation for distressing emotions; and (3) to improve the efficacy of treatments for childhood aggression, anxiety needs to be one of the primary targets of treatment. Almost no research has directly tested these hypotheses, but the chapter reviews extant research and theory consistent with these claims and suggests future research designs that can test them specifically.
Keywords: aggression, anxiety, treatment, comorbidity, children, hostile parenting, permissive parenting
Isabela Granic, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen
Jessica P. Lougheed, Queen's University
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- Oxford Library of Psychology
- The Oxford Handbook of Coercive Relationship Dynamics
- Dedication
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction: Coercive Social Processes
- Coercion Theory: The Study of Change
- Gene–Environment Interplay in Coercion
- Physiological and Developmental Mechanisms of Emotional Lability in Coercive Relationships
- An Evolutionary Framework for Understanding Coercion and Aggression
- Parental Depression and the Development of Coercion in Early Childhood
- A Relational Frame Theory Analysis of Coercive Family Process
- Coercive Family Processes and the Development of Child Social Behavior and Self-Regulation
- Fathers and Coercion Dynamics in Families: Developmental Impact, Implications, and Intervention
- Coercion and Contagion in Child and Adolescent Peer Relationships
- Peer Coercion and Electronic Messaging
- The Paradox of Love in Adolescent Romantic Relationships: Upregulation and Coercive Dynamics as Predictors of Depressive Symptoms
- Aggression and Coercive Behaviors in Early Adult Relationships: Findings from the Oregon Youth Study–Couples Study
- Coercion, Invalidation, and Risk for Self-Injury and Borderline Personality Traits
- Interrupting Coercion: The Iterative Loops Among Theory, Science, and Practice
- Violent Coercion in Intimate Relationships: Emerging Interventions
- The Role of Anxiety in Coercive Family Processes with Aggressive Children
- Coercion Dynamics and Problematic Anxiety in Children
- Coercive Process and Intimate Partner Violence in Committed Relationships
- Child-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions Designed to Reduce Aggression
- Short- and Long-term Impacts of a Coercion Theory–Based Intervention on Aggression on the School Playground
- From School Bullying to Dating Violence: Coercive Developmental Processes and Implications for Intervention
- Changing Parental Perspectives of Coercion Dynamics: Essential Therapist Skills in Using Videotaped Feedback Interventions
- Reducing Coercion in Schools: The Impact of School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
- Transforming Coercive into Constructive Processes with Families of Children with Developmental Disabilities and Severe Problem Behavior
- Coercion and Public Health
- An Introduction to Using Multivariate Multilevel Survival Analysis to Study Coercive Family Process
- Coercion, Power, and Control in Interdependent Relationships: A Dynamic Systems Perspective
- Coercion Dynamics: Past, Present, and Future
- Index
