Violent behavior stability

Abstract

This article analyzed questions concerning stability of violent behavior in children and youth. First, some methodological issues were discussed. Next, stability was addressed from a developmental perspective (from the preschool years to adulthood), differences between male and female stability rates, as well as stability-based subtypes of violent behavior. Finally, a discussion of desistance from violent behavior and factors that may be related to discontinuities in the stability of violent behavior was presented.

U radu su analizirana pitanja koja se tiču stabilnosti nasilnog ponašanja dece i omladine. Prvo su prodiskutovana pojedina metodološka pitanja. Zatim je sagledana stabilnost nasilnog ponašanja u razvojnoj perspektivi (od predškolskog uzrasta do odraslog doba), razlike u stopi stabilnosti kod muškog i ženskog pola, kao i podtipovi nasilnog ponašanja u odnosu na stabilnost. Na kraju, prezentovana je diskusija o prekidu nasilnog ponašanja i faktorima koji mogu biti u vezi sa diskontinuitetom u stabilnosti nasilnog ponašanja.