Citation

Spielman DA, Staub E. J. Appl. Dev. Psychol. 2000; 21(2): 165-181.

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(Copyright © 2000, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

This intervention attempted to reduce the aggressive behavior of aggressive boys by making them aware of methods they use to fulfill basic needs and helping them develop more constructive methods to do so. The intervention addressed the boys' cognitive tendencies, social skills, and relevant beliefs. Boys in the treatment group participated in role playing, videotaping, and structured discussion. Aggressive and nonaggressive groups differed on a preintervention measure of prosocial value orientation. Aggressive boys in the control and treatment groups differed on a postintervention measure of hostile attribution bias and, in one of the two participating schools, on counts of in-house suspensions.