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This study identified differential longitudinal trajectories of aggression in Korean adolescents and investigated the predictors distinguishing these latent classes. Data were used from 2,016 adolescents from Waves 1\u20135 (2018\u20132022) of the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey. The overall trajectory of adolescent aggression was explored using latent growth curve modeling, and latent class growth modeling was conducted to identify possible heterogeneity in aggression trajectories. Multinomial logistic regression was used to analyze the predictors of each latent class. Latent growth curve modeling revealed an overall decline in aggression across adolescents. Latent class growth modeling identified three latent classes\u2014moderate-decreasing, low-increasing, and high-decreasing\u2014indicating heterogeneous developmental patterns of adolescent aggression. 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