Study provides one of the first investigations of adolescent dating aggression in Britain. Determined that almost half of sampled boys, and more than half of sampled girls experienced psychological, physical, and/or sexual aggression. In considering "symmetry of violence" theory, the study concluded that when meaning and context of…

Factors that affect the way children play at home and at school were investigated using a parental survey and discussions with students. Subsequently, a plan to reduce violent play was implemented in a kindergarten classroom. Evaluation findings showed a slight decline in children's aggressive play. (JPB)

Although clinical and empirical data have been offered about sexually aggressive children, few have suggested the necessary components of clinical treatment protocols for them. This article reviews the plausible etiologies and the correlates of sexual aggression by children to delineate the necessary treatment elements for them and their families.…

Describes three programs that emphasize character and values to create environments in which learning more easily occurs and students become more respectful, empathetic individuals. One middle school program uses peer mediation. An elementary school program focuses on bully-proofing. Another elementary program actively teaches six core values.…

This article explores the use of the high-probability request sequence to remediate the social and behavioral limitations of individuals with adaptive deficits. It outlines the research to date with the high-probability request sequence and proposes applications of this strategy to areas beyond compliance, such as stereotypic behaviors,…

This study examined use of functional assessment and individualized parent-implemented intervention plans among three families of children with autism in the home setting, including functional communication training with relevant ecological manipulations. Results showed large reductions in children's aggression toward siblings, increased parent…

Used semi-parametric mixture model with boys assessed repeatedly from 6 to 15 years to approximate a continuous distribution of developmental trajectories for aggression, opposition, and hyperactivity. Found that a chronic oppositional trajectory, with other trajectories held constant, led to covert delinquency only. A chronic physical aggression…

Used critical race theory to examine racial microaggressions (subtle insults) and how they influenced the collegiate racial climate. Data from focus groups with African American students at three elite, predominantly white universities revealed that racial microaggressions existed in both academic and social spaces and had a negative impact on the…

Assessed the relationship between temporally distant antecedent events (TDEs) and the frequency and function of aggressive and out-of-seat behaviors occurring in school. Results were consistent with previous literature that describes certain antecedent events as establishing operations. Discussion includes how these events interact to alter the…

This study examined relationships between symptoms of anxiety, aggression, and depression, on the one hand, and threat perception distortions, on the other hand. A large sample of typically developing children aged 8-12 years (N = 157) were interviewed with an instrument for assessing the main types of childhood psychopathology, and were then…

The aim of this study was to investigate the toddler and preschool predictors of early peer social preference. Behavioral and social functioning were examined in a sample of children across the toddler and preschool years from parent and teacher observations. Kindergarten social behavior and peer social preference were assessed in the children's…

We cannot live there any more. We are selling our home, pulling our children from their schools and moving, not far, only 20 kilometres, to a new community, to a new beginning. The reason--bullying or "what girls do".

This study evaluates the effects of the Coping Power Program with at-risk preadolescent boys at the time of transition from elementary school to middle school. Aggressive boys were randomly assigned to receive only the Coping Power child component, the full Coping Power Program with parent and child components, or a control condition. Results…

Marital adjustment, verbal aggression, and physical aggression have long been associated in the marital literature, but the nature of their associations remains unclear. In this study, the authors examined these 3 constructs as risk factors for physical aggression during the first 2 years of marriage in 634 couples recruited as they applied for…

Children's vulnerability to jealousy surrounding their best friends was explored in 2 studies. Study 1 involved 94 adolescents who reported on their friendship jealousy on a newly created measure. Results indicated that the jealousy measure had sound psychometric properties and produced individual differences that were robust over time and free…