Compares the efficacy of PrimeTime interventions (therapeutic mentoring, training in problem-solving skills, consultation with parents) with standard mentoring for teacher-identified aggressive children (N=62). Outcome analyses revealed small gains for both treatments and provided only partial support for the efficacy of the PrimeTime…

This article presents an overview of the definitional and boundary issues of the term "school violence" as used in research applied prevention programs and provides an overview of what is known about the occurrence of violent and related high-risk behaviors on school campuses. (Contains extensive references.) (Author/CR)

Tests the effectiveness of an intervention designed to reduce aggressive behavior in children and adolescents. Participants were special education students (N=70) with behavioral problems in grades 5-9 living in Israel. A short-term multidimensional program utilizing bibliotherapy and clarifying processes was introduced. The intervention was…

Describes pilot program, undertaken with staff from eight bars in Ontario, Canada, that uses a peer learning model to teach problem-solving skills regarding prevention and management of aggressive behaviors in bars. Participants showed significant positive changes in knowledge and attitudes regarding effective approaches. Program illustrated the…

A proponent of the scientist-practitioner model, Arnold Goldstein has devoted his career to the study and practice of helping people change. In this interview he discusses the origins of his interest in aggression and violence, the development of models for enhancing prosocial skills, and he reflects on the current and future status of counselor…

Considers maternal verbal aggression and its effects on the adult-children's romantic relationships later in life. Introduces solidarity, emotional support, and relationship quality as rational outcomes and uses them to evaluate the effects of maternal verbal aggression on relationships. Indicates undergraduate students who report receiving high…

This study examined aggression and psychopathology in 70 persons with severe or profound mental retardation. Most aggressive episodes were directed toward other clients; aggression was positively correlated with self-injury, stereotypic behavior, and being ambulatory. Aggression was most consistently predicted by dependent personality and…

Provides a knowledge base for school counselors on the issues of peer-on-peer abuse problems and their potential escalation to actions that carry serious long-term consequences. Includes a brief review of bullying and harassment problems and the role they play in the escalation of violence against self and others, and a profile of common…

Three experiments involving four children (ages 3-7) with mental retardation found participants preferred unreliable reinforcements under certain conditions. Findings are discussed regarding the role of specific stimuli as conditioned reinforcers and how they influence preference for a response that produces reinforcement on a leaner schedule than…

Delineates a typology for sexual aggressors involved in dating relationships. Sexual aggressors involved in "date" or "acquaintance" rape fall into two categories, each with three subtypes. Is designed to assist in the implementation of treatment and prevention programs and lead to a better understanding of the differential…

Examined the relations of preschool and kindergarten children's responses to hypothetical social problem situations expressed through puppet interaction to the children's general social behavior at school, behavior in potential social conflict situations, and temperamental characteristics. Children's enacted friendliness and aggression were…

Compared 64 inner-city Los Angeles preschoolers' spontaneous story narratives, recorded immediately after the 1992 riots, with narratives told by a matched comparison group of 128 preschoolers living in other cities. Found that children with direct exposure to the riots told more narratives with aggressive thematic content than did the comparison…

Discusses the week-long White Ribbon Campaign at Mary Washington College, which attempts to educate and involve men in antiviolence efforts. Participants and supporters wear a white ribbon which serves as a public statement against men's gender-based violence. (FC)

Compares methods of identifying aggressive/bullying and victimized youngsters in a middle school sample. Findings reveal that teachers' and research associates' rating of students' aggression were significantly correlated, and that the ability of different peer and self-report measures to identify youngsters at different levels of aggression and…

Discusses the origin of the categories of relational, social, and indirect aggression in Finnish studies on the nature of female aggression, arguing that all three names represent the same issue. Considers early research into the developmental origins of indirect aggression, and the role of physical, verbal, and indirect aggression as three…