Seasonal differences of aggressive behavior in Chilean adolescents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12936738 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jose Antonio Muñoz‐reye (0000-0001-6275-8456, Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación, corresponding author), Luis Flores‐Prado (0000-0002-3373-8154, Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences), Marcial Beltramí (Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 129-138 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1759-6599 • E-ISSN: 2042-8715 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/jacpr-08-2013-0021 |
| OpenAlex | W2164168734 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 47 |
Purpose – Adolescent aggressive behavior has generated concern about/increasing rates of youth violence in schools. It is important to perform new research using different methods and approximations to obtain a better understanding of this multifactorial phenomenon. A poorly studied area consists of the presence of seasonal differences in adolescent aggressive behavior. Accordingly, several studies (with contradictory results) have found that adult aggressive behavior varies according to seasonality. The purpose of this paper is to use observational descriptive methods to analyze, during different seasons, adolescent aggressive behavior among students in schools of Santiago de Chile. Design/methodology/approach – In all, 32 aggressive interactions between dyads of male adolescents (14-18 years) were recorded using observational methods (i.e. ethological methodology) in a complete academic class in two schools from Santiago de Chile. Subsequently, the paper constructed intensity aggressive indexes based on behavioral data. Findings – The first contact, initiating aggressive interaction, and the aggression frequency were higher during warm season (i.e. spring) rather than cold season (autumn-winter). The aggression intensity of the complete interaction was higher during cold season. In addition, temperature was negatively associated to aggression intensity. Originality/value – These results, apparently contradictory, can serve to support classic models used to explain seasonal differences in aggressiveness, where the intensity of the first aggression could be the mediator of aggressiveness intensity in the interaction. Finally, the paper proposes that seasonal differences must be taken into account as an impact factor over the frequency of adolescent male aggression in schools
Aggression · Biology · Developmental psychology · Observational study · Originality · Seasonality · Sociology · Statistics · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Demography · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support · Ecology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |