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Evaluations of political violence by English and Northern Irish schoolchildren
Author(s) -
Lorenc Louise,
Branthwaite Alan
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
british journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.855
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 2044-8309
pISSN - 0144-6665
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8309.1986.tb00751.x
Subject(s) - irish , northern ireland , politics , political violence , psychology , developmental psychology , suicide prevention , social psychology , gender studies , poison control , sociology , ethnology , political science , medicine , law , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy
In a study of attitudes to violence in English and Northern Irish schoolchildren, 178 children, 10–11‐years‐old, completed a questionnaire relating to eight examples of political and non‐political violence. The children were distinguished by sex, religion and geographical location. The expected differences between religious groups in Northern Ireland did not emerge: significant differences arose only between English and Irish children and were apparent for only three of the questions. The implications of these findings are discussed.