| Abstract: | 3 MEASURES OF AGGRESSION-THE BUSS AGGRESSION MACHINE (BAM), ROLE-PLAYING (RP), AND THE BUSS-DURKEE HOSTILITY INVENTORY (BD)-WERE ASSUMED TO LIE ALONG A CONTINUUM OF THE BEHAVIORAL DIRECTNESS WITH WHICH THE AGGRESSIVE RESPONSE IS MADE. SS WERE 38 MALES. THE BAM WAS FOUND NOT TO RELATE TO ANY MEASURES, WHILE THE HYPOTHESIZED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BD AND RP WAS SUPPORTED. IN GENERAL, THE RESULTS DO NOT SUPPORT THE HYPOTHESIZED CONTINUUM OF RESPONSES. AN ALTERNATIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE RESULTS IN TERMS OF ORTHOGONAL PHYSICAL AND VERBAL MODES OF AGGRESSION IS DISCUSSED. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
