This article offers advice to the classroom teacher for dealing with a child subject to explosive temper tantrums. It discusses why such outbursts may occur; gives a sequence for controlling the tantrum and calming the child; and considers long-term methods for helping the child curb anger and aggression. (SJL)

A study of college students showed that persons scoring higher in aggression demonstrated more negative attitudes toward the aged. Females, older students, and graduate students were more positive. Students majoring in business subjects tended to be more negative, while social work students had the most positive attitudes toward older people.…

The Piers-Harris Self-Concept Scale was administered to behaviorally disordered children referred to a child study center for antisocial, aggressive, and criminal behavior. Compared to the aggregate mean for published scores of normal children, the subject group's scores were significantly lower and more variable. (Author)

The effect of two types of role-taking training experiences on role taking, empathy, altruism, and aggression was investigated in 30 six- and 30 nine-year-old boys. (SS)

Characteristics and management of the passive aggressive child in classroom situations are presented in the article. (PHR)

Examines the social behavior of withdrawn and aggressive girls, taking gaze as dependent measure. It was predicted that (1) withdrawn children will gaze less than aggressive children but that (2) the difference will be marked only in discussions of personal matters. Twenty girls aged 12-15 were selected from two schools for maladusted children in…

A total of 127 fifth-grade boys and girls were presented a TAT-like projective test to measure fantasy aggression and controls over aggression. Overt peer-oriented aggression was measured by peer and teacher ratings. (JMB)

Information was obtained from 130 Canadian university women on their experience as victims of sexual offenses, ranging from obscene phone calls and exhibitionism to sexual molestation and rape. Incidence, emotional reactions, relationship to offender and reporting of the offense to friends or authorities were studied. (SJL)

Reports a continuation of prior research testing a theoretical model which predicts that juveniles subjected to abuse will not become aggressive but will engage in escape and social avoidance behaviors. Analysis supported the hypothesis. (Author)

An investigation of sports as a facilitative or debilitating personal developmental experience among female varsity and intramural athletes showed significant differences between the two groups' perceptions of the experiences and also between attitudes about social and sport self, and strength of selected personality traits (aggression, dominance,…

Participation in a team sport should be viewed differently from participation in an individual sport in relation to winning and losing since, while winning has aggression reduction value to both types of participants, losing may be more frustrating for individual athletes than for team participants. (MB)

There is the common assumption that the viewing of aggressive films can "facilitate" aggression in individuals who are predisposed to act aggressively. Questions the validity of that belief through an examination of methodology. (Author/RK)

Examined 245 third- through sixth-graders' relational aggression, overt aggression, prosocial behavior, and social adjustment at three points during the academic year. Found that individual differences in relational aggression were relatively stable over time, and that relational aggression and prosocial behavior contributed to the prediction of…

Examines correlations between psychopathic traits and forms of self-reported sexual aggression in college men (N=378), as well as the relationship between sexual aggression and components of psychopathy. Results indicate that measures of both dimensions of psychopathy, identified in previous research, accounted for variance in self-reports of…

A study of 2 boys (ages 11 and 16) with mental retardation and destructive behaviors investigated whether alternative stimuli identified through a choice assessment would substitute for attention in a noncontingent reinforcement procedure. Both continuous noncontingent access to attention and to the identified tangible item reduced destructive…