LaCourse and colleagues (2002 ) conducted a longitudinal study on the developmental trajectories of aggressive and violent behaviours in boys who receive a form of intervention. Their research found that:

a) At risk boys who received the intervention were more likely to follow the lowest level trajectory
b) At risk boys in both the intervention and control groups were likely to follow the high level trajectory
c) There was no benefit from social skills and parenting training
d) Early intervention is not successful for boys who have a predisposition toward violent and aggressive behaviours


a

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