Understanding and Addressing Girls' Aggressive Behaviour Problems

Debra J. Pepler is a distinguished research professor of psychology at York University and a senior adjunct scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children. Her research is on aggression and victimization among children and adolescents. With Wendy Craig, she leads a national network, PREVNet (Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence Network), to promote safe and healthy relationships for all Canadian children and youth (www.prevnet.ca).H. Bruce Ferguson was the founding director of the Community Health Systems Resource Group at the Hospital for Sick Children and is a professor in the departments of Psychiatry and Psychology and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.

• Understanding and Addressing Girls' Aggressive Behviour Problems, edited by Debra J. Pepler and H. Bruce FergusonIntroduction: A Focus on Relationships Debra J. Pepler and H. Bruce Ferguson1. Different Paths to Aggression for Girls and Boys Dale F. Hay, Lisa Mundy, and Kathryn Hudson2. Adult Health Outcomes of Girls with Anti-Social Behaviour Problems Candice L. Odgers3. Commentary: The Development of Girls' Aggression in Different Stages M. Stouthamer-Loeber4. Some Key Issues in the Early Development of Aggression in Girls Rolf Loeber, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, Alison E. Hipwell, Jeffrey D. Burke, and Deena R. Battista5. Webs of Strength and Resistance: Hearing Aboriginal Adolescent Girls Telling Their Stories Susan D. Dion6. Commentary: The Role of Anger in Aggression Wendy M. Craig7. Using Evidence to Reduce the Bullying Behaviour Experienced by Girls Donna Cross, Therese Shaw, Helen Monks, Stacey Waters, and Leanne Lester8. Matching the Prevention of Interpersonal Aggression to Critical Developmental and Contextual Transitions in Middle School Bonnie Leadbeater9. Commentary: School-Based Interventions Leena Augimeri and Margaret Walsh10. Understanding Relational Aggression in Elementary School Girls: Implications for Intervention Tina Daniels and Danielle Quigley 11. Reducing Risk of Adolescent Aggression and Violence: A Brief Attachment-Focused Treatment Program for Parents and Caregivers Marlene M. Moretti and Ingrid Obsuth12. Commentary: Common and Unique Intervention Targets for Girls' Aggression Isabela GranicConclusion: The Capacity of Relationships and Capacity for Relationships Debra Pepler and Bruce FergusonIndex