Program & Abstract Book - EPFL Latsis Symposium 2009

EPFL Latsis Symposium 2009: Understanding Violence
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Abstracts for Speakers
De v e l o p m e n t a l t r a j e c t o r i e s o f h u m a n p h y s i -
c a l v i o l e n c e a n D t h e i r D e t e r m i n a n t s : fr o m
g e n e s t o s o c i a l p o l i c y (o r v i c e v e r s a)
Tremblay, Richard E.
Research Unit on Children’s Psychosocial Maladjustment University
of Montreal, Canada
The aim of this presentation is to summarize recent results on:
1. developmental trajectories of physical aggression from birth to adulthood;
2. long term outcomes of early chronic physical aggression;
3. genetic and environmental (physical and social) risk factors of chronic
physical aggression;
4. genetic and environmental mechanisms leading to chronic physical aggression;
5. effectiveness of preventive interventions;
6. implications of the 5 previous topics for the prevention of chronic physical
aggression. The presentation will conclude with examples of new experiments
for advancing knowledge on preventable causal mechanisms.
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