Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 3 · Licensed source edition
Physical aggression toward parents from ages 11 to 24: prevalence trajectory and risk and protective factors
Originally published 2026-01-19 · European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Springer Science and Business Media LLC · DOI 10.1007/s00787-025-02953-w ↗
Editorial reading guide · Respect
How can I describe a difficult exchange accurately without reducing a young person to a label?
Following aggression toward parents over time helps place hard family interactions in developmental context without assuming that a child alone explains them.
Who was studied?
Participants in the longitudinal Zurich Project on Social Development from Childhood to Adulthood.
Age / stage: Ages 11–24
Read with three questions
- When were early family risks measured relative to each report of aggression?
- What changed within families over time, and which differences were already present?
- How can I describe a difficult exchange accurately without reducing a young person to a label?
Keep the limits in view
Following participants over time helps examine sequence, but does not eliminate selection, reporting differences or unmeasured family circumstances.
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Laura Bechtiger; David Bürgin; Gregor Ferolla Vasconcelos; Denis Ribeaud; Manuel Eisner; Lilly Shanahan (2026). Physical aggression toward parents from ages 11 to 24: prevalence trajectory and risk and protective factors European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-025-02953-w
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