Narcissism levels have been increasing among Western youth, and contribute to societal
problems such as aggression and violence. The origins of narcissism, however, are not well …

We studied emotional aspects of social information processing (SIP) and their specific relations
with reactive and proactive aggression in 54 boys ages 7 to 13 who had been referred …

The present meta-analytic review aimed to clarify divergent findings concerning the relation
between reactive and proactive aggression in children and adolescents. Fifty-one studies …

Child-rearing experts have long believed that praise is an effective means to help children
with low self-esteem feel better about themselves. But should one praise these children for …

… Orobio de Castro B Koops W Meerum Terwogt M 2004 Emotional information processing
in boys with disruptive behavior disorders In I. Nyklicek, AJJM Vingerhoets, & LR Temoshok (…

In current Western society, children are often lavished with inflated praise (eg, “You made
an incredibly beautiful drawing!”). Inflated praise is often given in an attempt to raise children’s …

Tested the hypothesis that aggressive boys' tendency to attribute hostile intentions to peers
is exacerbated in a negative emotional state. Twenty-nine highly aggressive boys in special …

This meta‐analysis assessed the effect of community service on adolescent development
and the moderation of this effect by reflection, community service, and adolescent …

Western parents often give children overly positive, inflated praise. One perspective holds that
inflated praise sets unattainable standards for children, eventually lowering children's self‐…

In this study, Social Information Processing (SIP) and behaviour problems of incarcerated
juvenile delinquents and non-delinquent peers were compared. Specific associations of SIP …