Two experiments assessed the effect of individual differences on aggression. (Editor)

A field experiment was conducted to determine the effects of expression of verbal aggression on subsequent verbal aggression of angered and nonangered subjects. (Editor)

The role of women as sexual victims has been recognized and documented in cultural and social history. However, men too can be the victims of unwanted and aggressive heterosexual behavior. This study explored the incidence of sexually aggressive behaviors performed by women (N=212) who were students in sexuality classes. Specifically, three…

Research in the area of anger has traditionally been pursued from a reductionist and empiricist perspective and has taken place mainly on an individual level. The reductionist approach defines anger as an experience with physiological, cognitive, and behavioral components which can be defined and assessed. This approach ignores the phenomenology…

President Ronald Reagan was outspoken concerning criticisms of the Soviet government and at one time described the USSR as an evil empire. This type of diabolical enemy image has been identified as a war-promoting perception. This present study was designed to identify the underlying values which are associated with attitudes congruent with the…

Alcohol consumption is often associated with aggressive behaviors. This study compared the contexts and reasons for drinking of maritally violent men (N=44) and three maritally nonviolent comparison groups: happily married men (N=54), unhappily married men (N=41), and men who had been convicted of a violent offense, but who did not beat their…

The interdisciplinary process is described through a series of case studies of seven persons with severe mental retardation in community group home residences. The clients exhibited a variety of maladaptive behaviors, including aggression, self injurious behavior, and tantrums. The studies describe an approach in which each client's behavior is…

Research has documented two behavior patterns known as Type A and Type B. Type A behavior is characterized by competitive striving, a sense of urgency, and hostility, while Type B behavior is less aggressive and more relaxed. It has been theorized that individuals exhibiting Type A behavior have a strong need to maintain control over their…

The independent contributions of action and violence in television programs to children's attention and social behavior were investigated. Pairs of preschool children were assigned to one of four television conditions (1) high action-high violence, (2) high action-low violence, (3) low action-low violence, or (4) no television. Action was defined…

Ten boys and 16 girls from two Head Start schools in Massachusetts were administered two projective measures of aggression. A third measure was obtained from teacher rankings of behavior based on classroom conduct. For the projective measures, each child was asked to respond to three social situations as depicted by dolls and drawings. The child…

The Toronto Transit Commission employees were on strike for 23 days, producing a total shut-down of all public transportation and a resulting increase in the number of hitch-hiking females. The strike provided a novel and unique opportunity to empirically examine two theories of sexual assault and to evaluate the effects of hitch-hiking upon…

In order to discover the effects of success and failure on subsequent aggressiveness, 26 male and 55 female college students were randomly assigned to success, failure, and neutral conditions. Those in the success condition were led to feel they were superior to other college students on a task, those in the failure condition were led to feel they…

Since conflict may concern goals, roles, or individuals, it is endemic to the decision making process and is particularly evident at the stage of formulating and weighing alternatives. The entire social system of the school may be drawn into or affected by the conflict. If these patterns are free to run their course, the school could quickly enter…