To explore anger and its expression, examines adolescents' (N=18) anger within the confines of a residential establishment. Results indicate that anger is a common event with this group. Themes that arose as precipitates for anger were disrespect, unfairness, injustice, personal irritation, annoyance, and enforced compliance with rules. (RJM)

Tests a model of couple violence drawn from several theoretical perspectives. The outcome distinguishes among nonviolent couples and those experiencing either physical aggression or intense male violence. According to the model, background characteristics of couples are related to relationship stressors, which affect the risk of violence via their…

Examined the relations between aggressive problem-solving strategies and aggressive behavior and the intervening role of social acceptance in that relation in early and late adolescents. Subjects were 1,655 11- and 17-year-olds in Finland. Results show that aggressive problem-solving strategies were significantly, but not very highly, associated…

The authors examined the relationship between self- monitoring and pluralistic ignorance and self-reported sexually aggressive behaviors by freshman and sophomore male college students. Results indicated that self-monitoring style and level of pluralistic ignorance were correlated positively with sexual aggression. The authors review relevant…

Presents teaching strategies for parents to use when dealing with aggression during neighborhood or playgroup interactions. Includes suggestions for being prepared for events that take place during various types of play, informing children that family rules will be enforced, playing the role of mediator during conflicts, and allowing application…

Examines the structure of self-reported problem behaviors in Mainland Chinese children. Findings suggest that among the four factors studied, self-centered behaviors and physical aggression were reported most frequently. Suggests that the single factor conceptualization in which different types of problem behaviors are hypothesized to reflect a…

Studied frequency, nature, context, and caregivers' reactions to aggressive behavior in 213 demented patients. Found aggression in 57.2 percent of patients and 10.6 percent of caregivers. Predictors of patient aggression were greater frequency of behavior and memory problems, premorbid aggression, and more troubled premorbid social relationship…

Asks reader to challenge "scientism" view of aggression and violence as inevitable outcomes of human interaction and to oppose information and understanding that place limits on moral and ethical imagination. Suggests that rational arguments are needed without the exercise of mere "rationality" that limits one's reasoning, caring, and moral…

The purposes of this study were to describe elementary school children's rough-and-tumble play vis-a-vis aggression and provide exploratory data on the functional significance of rough-and-tumble play. Results suggest that the incidence of rough-and-tumble play varied according to sex and playground location. (PCB)

This study of 12 residents of a treatment facility for individuals with mental retardation examined cycles in occurrences of self-injurious behavior (SIB) and aggression both within and across individuals. The study confirmed that such behavior tended to be rhythmical, with cycles of three-month and five-month periods consistently observed for…

Male college students viewed neutral, sexual-violent, and violent-sexual film vignettes and chose vignette to show to female confederate. Among highly sexually aggressive men (n=25), 24% showed sexual-violent vignette and 28% showed violent-sexual vignette. Among sexually nonaggressive men (n=13), none showed sexual-violent vignette and only one…

Reviews the acute effects of alcohol on aggressive responding. From experimental studies that use human subjects, it is concluded that a moderate dose of alcohol does not increase aggression if subjects are unprovoked. Under provocative situations, aggression is increased as a function of alcohol intoxication, provided that subjects are restricted…

A resurgence of interest in the relationship between cerebral lateralization (the functional asymmetry of the cerebral cortex) and aggression has occurred. Most recent studies have found that individuals with abnormal patterns of lateralization are overrepresented among violent individuals. Intervening variables (such as drug and alcohol abuse)…

Examines the theoretical and methodological issues related to diet and aggressive behavior. Clinical evidence indicates that, for some persons, diet may be associated with, or exacerbate, such conditions as learning disability, poor impulse control, intellectual deficits, a tendency toward violence, hyperactivity, and alcoholism and/or drug abuse,…

Brain imaging research allows direct assessment of structural and functional brain abnormalities, and thereby provides an improved methodology for studying neurobiological factors predisposing to violent and aggressive behavior. This paper reviews 20 brain imaging studies using four different types of neuroimaging techniques that were conducted in…