How Children’s Recognition of Anger Interacts with Experiences of Maternal Aggression in Toddlerhood to Predict Engagement in Relational Aggression in Middle Childhood.

Among 49 mother-child dyads, children who experienced more maternal aggression at ages 2-3 engaged in more relational aggression at ages 7-8 if they exhibited few biases toward the recognition of anger, but less relational aggression if they exhibited more such biases. Findings highlight context-specific aggression dynamics within structurally privileged families.