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Deb, Sibnath; Mukherjee, Aparna; Mathews, Ben – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
The broad objective of this study was to understand the incidence and severity of aggression among sexually abused girls who were trafficked and who were then further used for commercial sexual exploitation (referred to subsequently as sexually abused trafficked girls). In addition, the impact of counseling for minimizing aggression in these girls…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Females, Psychological Testing, Program Effectiveness
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Esposito-Smythers, Christianne; Penn, Joseph V.; Stein, L. A. R.; Lacher-Katz, Molly; Spirito, Anthony – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2008
The purpose of this study is to examine the problem behavior and self-medication models of alcohol abuse in incarcerated male adolescents. Male adolescents (N = 56) incarcerated in a juvenile correction facility were administered a battery of psychological measures. Approximately 84% of adolescents with clinically significant alcohol-related…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, Adolescents, Males
Carifio, James; Lanza, Marilyn – 1990
The Yudofsky scale is considered to be one of the best scales for measuring aggressive behavior developed to date. One of the chief shortcomings of the scale, however, is appropriate methods for scoring it in ways that make the resulting scores well-suited for data analyses. The basic scoring problem with the Yudofsky scale is that the scale is…
Descriptors: Aggression, Models, Predictive Validity, Psychological Testing
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Zelin, Martin L.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1972
Descriptors: Aggression, College Students, Measurement, Psychological Evaluation
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Gormly, John; Edelberg, Walter – American Psychologist, 1974
Results of this study provide strong evidence for the position that social aggressiveness can accurately be considered as a personality trait; that is, peer ratings of aggressiveness describe a recognizable component of a person's behavior which is consistent across situations. (Author)
Descriptors: Aggression, Hostility, Individual Characteristics, Personality Studies
Azcarate, Eduardo; Gutierrez, Manuel – J Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aggression, Delinquency, Delinquent Behavior
Kelly, Francis J.; Baer, Daniel J. – Psychol Rep, 1969
Descriptors: Aggression, Delinquency, Males, Physical Development
Geen, Russell G.; George, Robert – Psychol Rep, 1969
Descriptors: Aggression, College Students, Correlation, Cues
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Lingren, Ronald H. – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Aggression, Elementary School Students, Emotional Response, Individual Characteristics
Knott, Paul D. – Psychol Rep, 1970
Descriptors: Aggression, Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research
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Martin, Lawrence A. – 1975
This study was designed to investigate the effects of winning and losing competition upon the aggressive responses of intercollegiate basketball players and wrestlers. The Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration Study was administered to 32 Springfield College undergraduates (1) during a normal emotional state, (2) after winning a content, and after losing…
Descriptors: Aggression, Analysis of Variance, Athletics, Basketball
Young, R. John; Ismail, A. H. – Research Quarterly, 1976
While all subjects improved on personality factors measuring social precision, persistence, and control after a physical fitness program of jogging, calisthenics, and recreational activities, a longer and intensified period of regular exercise is necessary to cause a dramatic change in personality parameters.
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Aggression, Exercise (Physiology), Males
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Grosz, Hanus J.; Wagoner, Robert – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavioral Science Research, Group Therapy, Individual Characteristics
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Nicholls, Tonia L.; Brink, Johann; Desmarais, Sarah L.; Webster, Christopher D.; Martin, Mary-Lou – Assessment, 2006
A new assessment scheme--the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START)-- presents a workable method for assessing risks to self and others encountered in mentally and personality disordered clients. This study aimed to demonstrate (a) prevalence and severity of risk behaviors measured by the START, (b) psychometric properties of…
Descriptors: Risk, Mental Disorders, Aggression, Incidence