Investigates the extent to which family background (number of siblings and birth order) interacts with a willingness to copy aggressive behavior of others among 36 boys between 60 and 68 months old. Concludes that those from larger families were more willing aggressors and that birth order did not affect imitation. (JDH)

The article examines preventive measures (classroom rules, token or response-cost systems, contracts, cognitive behavioral techniques, and physical exercise programs) as well as consequential measures (time-out, verbal intervention, punishment, and physical restraint). The article further identifies (based on survey results) the types of…

Examines effects of playing violent and nonviolent video games on children's aggressive ideation. Children played a violent or nonviolent video game for eight minutes. Provides initial support, at least on a short-term basis, for notion that the playing of video games affects children's aggression fantasies. (Author/DST)

The internal consistency and validity of three new scales for measuring assertiveness in children were tested. Two of the scales were able to "unbind" aggressive from assertive behavior, while the third was able to "unbind" submissive from assertive behavior. At present, a combination of the three scales is recommended. (KH)

A package style of treatment, in which a number of behavior modification procedures were administered simultaneously, resulted in significantly reducing the aggression of a 24-year-old severely retarded institutionalized woman. The package included a token system, timeout, and a restitutional overcorrection procedure. (CL)

Surveyed 50 elementary teachers who rated problem behaviors to indicate how much the behaviors disturbed and concerned them. The results suggested that teachers are more concerned about behaviors than disturbed by them. However, teachers were both disturbed and concerned about aggressive interaction with and between students. (Author/JAC)

Third- and fifth-grade students were asked their opinions of a series of stories in which one child (boy or girl) was described as having intentionally harmed another child (boy or girl). The sex composition of the transgressor-victim dyad was found to be a qualifying factor in judgment making. (KH)

Examined the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) profiles of peer-nominated assertives, unassertives, and aggressives (N=80). Profile analysis of the CPI indicated that assertives and aggressives were significantly more similar than were assertives and unassertives, and unassertives and aggressives. (LLL)

Surveyed 163 resident assistants to examine the nature of verbal and physical abuse experienced during an academic year. Results showed considerable verbal abuse as well as four incidents of sexual abuse and six incidents of abuse involving weapons. Physical violence was reported by 23 resident assistants. (JAC)

Concludes that adolescent aggression increases with perceived reality of television violence. (FL)

This experiment asks whether filmed violence will have an aggression enhancing effect an hour after the movie is viewed as well as immediately afterwards. It also inquires whether a preliminary attack upon an available target right after the film is seen helps maintain the heightened aggressive tendency initially produced by the movie. (Author/RK)

The purpose of this book is to bring together in one place empirically based information from many different scientific fields on what is presently known about aggression and related behaviors in children and adolescents. A further purpose of this book is to facilitate research into these behaviors by collecting into one volume the present state…

This paper presents research on dreams of college male and female students during a 10-year interval. In Japan, there have been a number of studies on dreams, but there has been no study of dreams using the Hall-Van de Castle Scales. For this reason, a comparable study was conducted between dreams collected in 1986/7 and 1996/7. It questioned…

Society has too often ignored the manifestations of low-level aggression among children that, when rewarded, grow into often intractable high-level aggression. This book explores low-level aggression, its escalation, and how to deal with it. Chapters are: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Verbal Maltreatment"; (3) "Physical Maltreatment"; (4) "Criminal…

Imitative behavior in kindergarten children was either reinforced or not reinforced prior to seeing a male aggressive model. The children were tested for imitation and retention of the behaviors. Study provides support for both contiguity'' and generalized imitation'' theories of social modeling. (ST)