Dodge and Coie (1987) first noted the association between reactive aggression and early childhood biases in information processing and in perceiving situational cues. This finding was supported by Murray-Close et al., (2010) who found that reactive aggression was associated with histories of abuse, hostile attribution biases and feelings of distress in regards to relational provocation. Conflicting research has found associations of hostile attribution with both types of aggression (Connor et al., 2004). Childhood experiences of victimization have been related to reactively aggressive tendencies as well (Card & Little, 2006; Poulin & Boivin, 2000). Poulin and Boivin (2000) note that while childhood victimization has been linked to the reactive
