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Early Childhood Aggression and Peer Victimization - Examining Latent Profiles and Associations with Adolescent Delinquency
Örebro University, School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences.ORCID iD: 0009-0002-7034-2068
Örebro University, School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9439-9486
Örebro University, School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5053-8373
Örebro University, School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8163-6558
2025 (English)In: Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, ISSN 1092-6771, E-ISSN 1545-083X, Vol. 34, no 11, p. 1672-1693Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Childhood aggression and peer victimization are associated not only with each other but also with future delinquency. However, existing literature focuses almost entirely on aggression and peer victimization in middle childhood or adolescence, making it unclear whether such associations can be found in early childhood. The current study aimed to identify latent profiles of children based on early childhood aggression and peer victimization, and to examine whether profiles were associated with delinquent outcomes (theft, violence, and vandalism) in adolescence. We used longitudinal data from 2,113 participants (53.4% boys) between the ages of 3 and 5 years at baseline (M = 3.86, SD = 0.85). We applied a three-step latent profile analysis on teacher and parent measures of aggression and peer victimization and used self-reports about delinquent behaviors from ages 14 to 16 years as outcome measures. We accounted for potential clustering effects of preschool classes and adjusted analyses for age, sex, and socio-economic status. We identified four profiles of children: non-involved (68.7%), victims (16.3%), aggressors (13.7%), and aggressive victims (1.3%), but found no significant associations between latent profiles and delinquency. As nearly one-third of participants were identified as early childhood victims, aggressors, or aggressive victims, we highlighted the importance of addressing early childhood aggression and peer victimization since the risk for negative development (i.e. later criminality or social adjustment issues) has been shown in prior research.

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Routledge, 2025. Vol. 34, no 11, p. 1672-1693
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Aggression, delinquency, early childhood, latent profile analysis, longitudinal, peer victimization
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-125023DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2025.2585274ISI: 001609181100001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105021096346OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-125023DiVA, id: diva2:2014444
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Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2023-01050Swedish Research Council, 2007-2440Available from: 2025-11-18 Created: 2025-11-18 Last updated: 2026-01-23Bibliographically approved

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