The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) on reducing unsafe playground behavior of young children at school and subsequently, if necessary, the additive effects of a brief time-out. The DRO procedure was effective in eliminating unsafe behavior for one of four participants. The…

Leader's fear of power loss may motivate novel antisocial behavior toward employees. In this study, we hypothesized a positive relationship between leader's fear of power loss and leader's engagement in malevolent creativity toward employees (i.e., creativity used for harming employees). We also hypothesized that this relationship is moderated by…

Recently, cases of harm have surfaced in competitive dance. The purpose of this study was to explore experiences of harm in competitive dance, specifically focusing on interactions between dancers and instructors. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 competitive dancers of various gender and racial identities. Data were analyzed using…

There has been a growing interest in the association between overweight or obesity and bullying behavior; however, investigations into this relationship have produced inconsistent results. This study is the first three-level meta-analytic approach to integrate previous findings on the association between overweight or obesity and bullying behavior…

Understanding classroom-level correlates of preschool children's aggressive behavior is critical to identifying multiple avenues for intervention within schools. The present school-based study evaluated the reliability and validity of a classroom-level measure of physical and relational aggression and examined a social-ecological model to test…

What do young people know about youth risky and antisocial behaviors (RASB) and what do they suggest could be done to address these behaviors? Although there is much literature on youth RASB, there has been little qualitative exploration of the question stated here. The current study aimed to broach the question and to fill the gap. The study…

Background: Lower parental nurturance is consistently associated with higher levels of youth antisocial behavior (ASB), but the etiology of this association remains unclear. To fill this gap, we employed a twin differences approach to illuminate the environmental and genetic origins of the association between parental nurturance and children's…

Supervisor, co-worker, and customer-initiated incivility in the services industry dominate the literature. Incivility studies in academic institutions are beginning to emerge and students' initiated incivility has taken the center stage, whereas studies on lecturer-initiated incivility are lacking. This study, therefore, seeks to find out the…

Although the construct of social maladjustment has been used for the last six decades, relatively little research has addressed secular trends in socially maladjusted behaviors over time, and even fewer studies have addressed trends for students identified with emotional disturbance (ED). The purpose of this study was to use two U.S. nationally…

This study developed and validated the Malevolent Sadistic Creativity Behavior Tendencies Scale (MSCBTS), a tool designed to assess the prevalence of malevolent sadistic creativity behavior tendencies in individuals. The scale was administered online, yielding 1197 valid responses. To ensure robust data analysis, the sample was randomly divided…

Purpose: Deaf children with cochlear implants (CIs) experience challenges in early development of hearing and language skills that may place them at risk for externalizing behavior problems, such as aggression, hyperactivity-impulsivity, and oppositional behavior. This study is a longitudinal investigation of (a) between-groups differences in…

Temperament and externalizing problems are closely linked, but research on how they codevelop across adolescence remains sparse and equivocal. Reinforcement sensitivity theory (RST) provides a useful framework for understanding temperament and externalizing problems associations. During adolescence, oppositional problems are posited to be linked…

The main purpose of this research was to do a confirmatory factor analysis of cyberbullying behaviors among undergraduate students in higher education institutions in northeastern Thailand. The sample included 1,062 1st-4th years bachelor's degree students in the academic year 2022 from five higher education institutions located in the Northeast…

Toxic leadership is a prevalent issue in public education, with toxic leaders showing harmful behaviors and inconsistent personalities. This leadership style can have lasting consequences on public education. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of toxic leadership in public education. This study aimed to examine the effects of…

The abusive "koach" has become an all too familiar issue at every level of sport. While sexual and physical abuses have justifiably received most of the notoriety, psychological abuse (PA) and emotional abuse (EA) by "koaches" are more common and often ignored, minimized, or excused 'as part of the game'. The purpose of this…