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When Sarcasm Stings
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Bowes, Andrea; Katz, Albert – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The use of sarcasm sometimes lessens and sometimes enhances the negativity inherent in a sarcastic statement. Using a realistic conversational format, participants read either a sarcastic or a non-sarcastic aggressive argument between same-gendered interlocutors, and rated the pragmatic goals being expressed using a range of measures taken from…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Figurative Language, Aggression, Humor
IPV among Adolescent Reproductive Health Patients: The Role of Relationship Communication
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Messinger, Adam M.; Davidson, Leslie L.; Rickert, Vaughn I. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Population-specific data on factors that affect intimate partner violence (IPV) are needed on female adolescents and young adults, a cohort at greatest risk of IPV in the United States (Rennison, 2001). Studies have frequently overlooked the role of relationship communication as a gatekeeper to IPV (Ridley & Feldman, 2003). To address this…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Young Adults, Females, Adolescents
Relationship between Prior Legal Involvement and Current Crisis for Adults with Intellectual Disability
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Lunsky, Yona; Raina, Poonam; Jones, Jessica – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: Individuals with intellectual disability (ID) and legal involvement are a unique population with complex needs. To date, there has been limited research exploring the demographic and clinical profiles of individuals with ID and legal involvement that are in crisis and how they differ to individuals with ID without legal involvement.…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Profiles, Background, Individual Characteristics
Adult Attachment and Male Aggression in Couple Relationships: The Demand-Withdraw Communication Pattern and Relationship Satisfaction as Mediators
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Fournier, Benoit; Brassard, Audrey; Shaver, Phillip R. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
This study examines men's domestic aggression as a function of attachment insecurities, considering the mediating roles of the demand-withdraw communication pattern and relationship satisfaction. The sample included 55 Canadian men undergoing counseling for relationship difficulties including aggression. The men completed questionnaires assessing…
Descriptors: Evidence, Social Desirability, Intimacy, Attachment Behavior
Effects of Childhood Adversity on Bullying and Cruelty to Animals in the United States: Findings from a National Sample
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Vaughn, Michael G.; Fu, Qiang; Beaver, Kevin M.; DeLisi, Matt; Perron, Brian E.; Howard, Matthew O. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
This study examined effects of type of and cumulative burden of childhood adversities on bullying and cruelty to animals in the United States. Data were derived from Waves I and II of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults. Structured psychiatric interviews were…
Descriptors: Animals, Bullying, Child Development, Interviews
GIRLSS: A Study of the Effectiveness of a Multi-Modal Intervention to Reduce Relational Aggression
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Splett, Joni Williams – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Relational aggression has quickly become a serious issue in schools. In response, school professionals have sought and developed interventions despite a dearth of empirical examination and support. The current study bolsters this area by examining the initial efficacy of GIRLSS, an intervention developed over multiple iterations incorporating the…
Descriptors: Aggression, Interpersonal Relationship, Student Behavior, Intervention