Editing Aggression (section)

====Aggression triggers====
* [[Phobia|Physical fear of others]]
* [[Dysfunctional family|Family difficulties]]
* [[learning disorder|Learning]], [[neurological disorder|neurological]], or [[conduct disorder|conduct/behavior disorders]]
* [[Psychological trauma]]

The [[Bobo doll experiment]] was conducted by Albert Bandura in 1961. In this work, Bandura found that children exposed to an aggressive adult model acted more aggressively than those who were exposed to a nonaggressive adult model. This experiment suggests that anyone who comes in contact with and interacts with children can affect the way they react and handle situations.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1037/h0045925 |title=Transmission of aggression through imitation of aggressive models |journal=The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology |volume=63 |issue=3 |pages=575–82 |year=1961 |last1=Bandura |first1=Albert |last2=Ross |first2=Dorothea |last3=Ross |first3=Sheila A. |s2cid=18361226 |pmid=13864605}}</ref>

;Summary points from recommendations by national associations:
* [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] (2011): "The best way to prevent aggressive behavior is to give your child a stable, secure home life with firm, loving discipline and full-time supervision during the toddler and preschool years. Everyone who cares for your child should be a good role model and agree on the rules he's expected to observe as well as the response to use if he disobeys."<ref>American Academy of Pediatrics (2011) [http://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/toddler/Pages/Aggressive-Behavior.aspx Ages & Stages: Aggressive Behavior] HealthChildren.org, retrieved January 2012</ref>
* [[National Association of School Psychologists]] (2008): "Proactive aggression is typically reasoned, unemotional, and focused on acquiring some goal. For example, a bully wants peer approval and victim submission, and gang members want status and control. In contrast, reactive aggression is frequently highly emotional and is often the result of biased or deficient cognitive processing on the part of the student."<ref>National Association of School Psychologists (2008) [https://web.archive.org/web/20101205043644/http://www.nasponline.org/resources/principals/Angry%20and%20Aggressive%20Students-NASSP%20Jan%2008.pdf Angry and Aggressive Students]</ref>