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Peer reviewedDunn, Judy; Hughes, Claire – Child Development, 2001
Investigated relations between interest in violent fantasy at age 4 years and children's social understanding, behavior, and interactions with friends 2 years later. Found that "hard-to-manage" children showed higher rates of violent fantasy. Across both groups, violent fantasy was related to later poor executive control and language…
Descriptors: Anger, Antisocial Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Development
