Cascading effect of even minor early problems may explain serious teen violence

Friday, November 14, 2008 - 13:35 in Psychology & Sociology

How do minor behaviour problems and experiences early in life lead to serious acts of violence in teenagers? A group of researchers has found that the answer may lie in a cascading effect in which early life experiences lead to behaviours and new experiences that lead to yet other experiences that culminate in serious violent behaviour...

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