This article examines the relationship between dominant masculinities and school safety. The author shows how the social construction of masculinity impacts the safety of boys and girls in school--socially, emotionally, and physically. Drawing from research on early masculinities, incidences of bullying, hate crimes, and school shootings, the…

This longitudinal study examined different explanations for negative associations between aggression and academic achievement using data collected from 403 children from low-income families followed from kindergarten or first grade (ages 6 and 7 years) through fifth grade (ages 10-11 years). Most results of growth curve analyses examining change…

Research on effectiveness of school bullying interventions has lagged behind descriptive studies on this topic. The literature on bullying intervention research has only recently expanded to a point that allows for synthesis of findings across studies. The authors conducted a meta-analytic study of school bullying intervention research across the…

This study assessed the validity of striking a Bobo clown as a measure of aggression by correlating the rate of this behavior with peer ratings, teacher ratings, and self-ratings of aggressiveness in a preschool. (Author/JMB)

A case study is presented of a family whose 11-year-old son's aggressive behavior in school has triggered a crisis in the parents' marriage. (CL)

Teachers (N=178) of emotionally handicapped students completed surveys that revealed a significant relationship between level of confidence and previous training in methods of coping with aggression. Despite nearly unanimous agreement on the need for such training, the majority had received relevant training through inservice rather than…

Two case studies are presented demonstrating treatment of aggression and self-injury in community-integrated work, school, and home settings. Nonaversive treatment strategies were implemented by trained paraprofessionals based on information obtained from functional analyses of the aggressive and self-injurious behaviors of two adults with autism.…

Used the official records of all games played in the Western Hockey League (N=432) during a season for a Principal Components analysis of 19 aggressive penalties. Results suggested that inter-personal aggression in the sport is multiply determined and can arise for eight different sets of conditions or antecedents. (Author/LLL)

Used the records of 426 Canadian hockey games to investigate the relationships between crowd size and density, and both player aggression and performance. Results showed crowd size was negatively related to aggression and performance of visiting teams while crowd density was negatively related to the overall performance of both teams. (JAC)

The author advocates the use of "nonsense" in class as a form of wit and expression, and also, since it is a classic human mode of expressing disguised aggression against people or social institutions, as a way to enable children to experience aggression vicariously. (JA)

The first of a three-part discussion of the findings of the Surgeon General's 1972 report on the impact of televised violence. (AK)

The second of a three-part discussion of the findings of the Surgeon General's 1972 report on the impact of televised violence. (AK)

A cytogeneticist discusses the hypothesized connection between XYY chromosome makeup and characteristics of aggressiveness, proneness to violence, and tallness in relation to the case of a man who murdered eight women in a Chicago apartment. (GW)

A portion of the paper was presented at the 1969 International Congress of Psychology in London. (Author)