Third- and fifth-grade students were asked their opinions of a series of stories in which one child (boy or girl) was described as having intentionally harmed another child (boy or girl). The sex composition of the transgressor-victim dyad was found to be a qualifying factor in judgment making. (KH)

Examined the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) profiles of peer-nominated assertives, unassertives, and aggressives (N=80). Profile analysis of the CPI indicated that assertives and aggressives were significantly more similar than were assertives and unassertives, and unassertives and aggressives. (LLL)

Surveyed 163 resident assistants to examine the nature of verbal and physical abuse experienced during an academic year. Results showed considerable verbal abuse as well as four incidents of sexual abuse and six incidents of abuse involving weapons. Physical violence was reported by 23 resident assistants. (JAC)

Concludes that adolescent aggression increases with perceived reality of television violence. (FL)

This experiment asks whether filmed violence will have an aggression enhancing effect an hour after the movie is viewed as well as immediately afterwards. It also inquires whether a preliminary attack upon an available target right after the film is seen helps maintain the heightened aggressive tendency initially produced by the movie. (Author/RK)

The purpose of this book is to bring together in one place empirically based information from many different scientific fields on what is presently known about aggression and related behaviors in children and adolescents. A further purpose of this book is to facilitate research into these behaviors by collecting into one volume the present state…

This paper presents research on dreams of college male and female students during a 10-year interval. In Japan, there have been a number of studies on dreams, but there has been no study of dreams using the Hall-Van de Castle Scales. For this reason, a comparable study was conducted between dreams collected in 1986/7 and 1996/7. It questioned…

Society has too often ignored the manifestations of low-level aggression among children that, when rewarded, grow into often intractable high-level aggression. This book explores low-level aggression, its escalation, and how to deal with it. Chapters are: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Verbal Maltreatment"; (3) "Physical Maltreatment"; (4) "Criminal…

Imitative behavior in kindergarten children was either reinforced or not reinforced prior to seeing a male aggressive model. The children were tested for imitation and retention of the behaviors. Study provides support for both contiguity'' and generalized imitation'' theories of social modeling. (ST)

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of fantasy aggression on blood pressure, affective states, and probability of subsequent aggression. The results are inconclusive because of the limited range of fantasy stimuli used and the short amount of time allowed for aggression to occur. (Author/KM)

The present study was designed to investigate the influence of one factor which has frequently been cited as an effective inhibitor of overt aggression, that of threatened punishment for such behavior. (Author/RK)

Based upon British studies, suggests how the coexistence of different ant species can occur, and discusses competition and niche-separation in relation to a study made in Norfolk. Recommends the elucidation of the mechanisms of niche-separation in ants as an ideal student project. (JR)

Authors investigated the hypothesis that differences in aggressive behavior may partly be a function of differences (a) in the perception of aggressive cues, or (b) in the degree in which retaliation is expected. (Authors)

The study examined cross-culturally the relationship of aggression and crime to variables of childhood experience, adult behavior, and social structure. (DM)