Examines the effects of the child's age and the circumstances surrounding the child's aggression, as well as the sex of parent and child, in determining parents' judgments of children's aggressive behavior. Subjects were 160 upper-middle-class parents (80 pairs of mothers and fathers). (MP)

Sex differences in "rape stereotypes" were investigated. Males' subjective impressions of rape emphasized the aggressive rather than the sexual motive; females did not differentiate. The stereotype of a sexually motivated rape was well organized for females. No organization was found when an aggressive motive was assumed. (Author)

Examined the aggressive response style of delinquents. Based on the interaction of perceptual, behavioral, and physiological factors, distinct aggression styles emerged. Positive aggression coping patterns were identified for each simulation task. The specificity of the present assessment techniques offers greater specificity in interventions for…

Black and White preadolescents rated ambiguously aggressive behaviors (AABs) as more mean and threatening when perpetrators were Black. Ratings of personal characteristics were generally determined by individual behavior, not by stereotypes. Blacks were rated as stronger than Whites. Whites tended to read threat into AABs and assume perpetrators…

Investigates the effects of age, competition outcome, and level of aggressiveness during competition as factors related to interpersonal sharing. Subjects were 40 six- to-eleven-year-old boys. (CM)

The study described revealed gender differences in adolescents' patterns of overt and covert interpersonal social behaviors. Females' overt behaviors were more competent in terms of greater eye contact, situationally appropriate self-expressiveness, and adoption of independent stances. Males were more likely to respond in an inappropriately…

Examined the influence of sexual arousal positive affect and negative affect on the aggressive behavior of male college students. (CM)

A three-dimensional theory of frustration-aggression is presented. It is proposed that aggressiveness can be measured by computing the kinetic energy of a response. Aggressiveness is equated with energy state. Experimental and laboratory procedures are outlined. (Author/BEF)

A content analysis of the 23 prime time and Saturday morning television programs most popular with children suggested that in prime time programs, assertive and helping behavior were more frequent than aggression in efforts to solve problems, but that the rate of aggression was higher in Saturday programs. (GT)

A day school for aggressive adolescents organized cooperatively by a school system, a youth guidance center and a state hospital is providing an alternative to institutionalization. Education and therapy are combined in a supportive setting. (MS)

The influence of negative, equal, and positive social comparison and of nonsocial comparison upon 4- and 5-year-old black children's subsequent aggressive and regressive behavior in 3-member groups was investigated. (Author/JMB)

Examines male college students' (N=125) expectations about the consequences of specific aggressive behaviors toward their current dating partner. Results indicate that violent men were more likely than nonviolent men to expect that their violence would result in their winning an argument. Nonviolent men believed that violence would end the…

Recent primate studies suggest that fluctuations in the neurotransmitter serotonin help regulate our level of self-esteem and place within the social hierarchy. The serotonin system helps us cope psychologically in a bad social situation. The best support for a serotonin deficiency is probably the natural system of positive social feedback evolved…

Investigates whether receiving verbally aggressive messages was more hurtful depending on the source of the message; whether trait verbal aggression is justified; and whether the perceived hurt of verbally aggressive messages is related to a tendency to be verbally aggressive. Finds that messages from friends caused more hurt than messages from…