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Responding to Anger in Aggressive and Nonaggressive Boys: a Research Note
Author(s) -
Klaczynski Paul A.,
Cummings E. Mark
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1989.tb00243.x
Subject(s) - psychology , anger , aggression , developmental psychology , poison control , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , conduct disorder , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , medical emergency , medicine
Responding lo adults' behavior was examined in +0 first‐ through third‐grade boys. Boys were divided into aggressive, nonaggressive and control groups. In the experimental conditions, hoys were exposed to laboratory simulations of prosocial and angry interactions between adults. Following each simulation, boys were interviewed. Aggressive boys reported greater aggressiveness towards a hypothetical peer following exposure to anger and, across several indices, reported being mote highly aroused. Based on reports of arousal, a high responding category of reacting to anger was treated. High responders were more likely than other boys to have been from (he aggressive group and reported more aggression towards a hypothetical peer.