Citation

Graham K, Tremblay PF, Wells S, Pernanen K, Purcell J, Jelley J. Assessment 2006; 13(3): 280-296.

Affiliation

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, London, Ontario, Canada; University of Western Ontario. kgraham@uwo.ca.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1073191106288180

PMID

16880280

Abstract

The research goals were to use the constructs of harm and intent to quantify the severity of aggression in the real-world setting of the bar/club, to describe the range of aggressive behaviors and their relationship to harm and intent, and to examine gender differences in the form and severity of aggression. Systematic observations were conducted by trained observers on 1,334 nights in 118 bars/clubs. Observers documented a range of aggressive acts by 1,754 patrons in 1,052 incidents, with many forms of aggression occurring at more than one harm and intent level. Women used different forms of aggression, inflicted less harm, and were more likely to have defensive intent compared with men. Implications of the findings for research and measurement of aggression and applications to preventing aggression and violence are discussed.

Language: en