Countering early aggression

I'm playing at about 800 level and my most frequent frustration is players lashing out with attacks in the opening that put me on the defensive and lead to me losing pieces.  Is there any study material on countering early attacks?

sometimes just trade equal pieces

such as this:

not moving the same pieces twice near the beginning. especially not your queen to center.

as your pieces can be kicked.

No, there isn't. Mainly because they're possible.

What you may try to clarify is if the early attack is justified, playable or unjustified. If it's justified is because you gave reasons. If playable then you should check how to counter it in some database. If unjustified then you'll get more help from an engine.

In all three cases, try to store the info in your brain so you don't lose again to the same tricks.

Early attacks are usually successful if the opponent misplays the early stage of the game, like developing too slowly (not grabbing central space or getting cramped) or putting pieces on vulnerable squares where they are easily attacked/trapped.

Early attacks against an experienced player are usually ineffective because he will find a way to fend off the attack and improve his position at the same time, making the opponent vulnerable for a counter-attack. 

Here is a great book i can recommend you to go through to understand how this works:

https://epdf.pub/play-winning-chess-an-introduction-to-the-moves-strategies-and-philosophy-of-che.html

Here are some reading possibilities that I often mention:
Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev (1957)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708104437/https://www.chesscafe.com/text/logichess.pdf
Winning Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld (1948)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093415/https://www.chesscafe.com/text/review919.pdf