Contagion of Aggression in Day Care Classrooms as a Function of Peer and Teacher Responses.

Goldstein, Naomi E.; Arnold, David H.; Rosenberg, Jessica L.; Stowe, Rebecca M.; Ortiz, Camilo

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ERIC Number: EJ640596

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Publication Date: 2001

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Contagion of Aggression in Day Care Classrooms as a Function of Peer and Teacher Responses.

Goldstein, Naomi E.; Arnold, David H.; Rosenberg, Jessica L.; Stowe, Rebecca M.; Ortiz, Camilo

Journal of Educational Psychology, v93 n4 p708-19 Dec 2001

This study examined whether aggression is contagious in day care classrooms. In a low-income, urban day care center, it was hypothesized that aggression was more likely to occur immediately following an aggressive act than when no aggression occurred. The prediction was tested using a newly developed randomization process and the hypothesis was supported. (Author)

Descriptors: Aggression, Caregiver Child Relationship, Classroom Environment, Conformity, Day Care Centers, Day Care Effects, Early Childhood Education, Feedback, Group Dynamics, Peer Influence, Preschool Education, Reinforcement, Socialization, Teacher Response, Young Children

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Language: English

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