The frequency of items of indirect, relational, social, verbal, and physical aggression was assessed in the school environment of 422 adolescents, using the Indirect/Social/Relational Aggression scale (ISRA), a measure that combined items from indirect, relational, and social aggression research. We also assessed the perceived harmfulness of each item. Comparing these findings with the occurren...

There have been many anecdotal and press reports of verbal aggression against nurses. The authors undertook a structured review of the published literature on the topic. They found that no consistent definitions or time periods had been used, a consistent estimate of prevalence was impossible to establish, studies had been retrospective, and the commonest form of measurement had been self-repor...

The purposes of this study were (1) to assess individuals' self-reports of communication and their reports about their spouses' communication in order to examine the congruence of spousal views and (2) to investigate whether each report provided unique information about observed marital interactions. These associations were evaluated in a sample of 119 longtime married couples. The Verbal Aggre...

A multivariate approach was used to determine the pattern of predictors associated with engaging in dating violence. Predictors were selected whose relationship to dating violence has been established by earlier research: attitudes toward violence, sex-role attitudes, romantic jealousy, general levels of interpersonal aggression, verbal aggression, and verbal and physical aggression received fr...

backgroundmanagement and control of adolescence aggression improves constructive relationships, quality of life, and academic achievement. this research aimed to study the impact of educational intervention on reduction of aggression among male high school students in ilam city, iran.materials and methodsthis quasi-experimental intervention study using the pretest-posttest method was conducted ...

The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of workplace aggression in the field of nurse anesthesia. A second focus was to assess the negative impact of aggressive behavior and how it affects the work environment of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). Data analyses from the Workplace Aggression Research Questionnaire revealed that CRNAs experience verbal, active, and di...

Vulgarisms are well situated to express emotions as their primary meanings connotative. The main purpose of swearing is emotions, especially anger and frustration. On the basis explanation vulgarisms varieties a function communication context, following paper sheds light on connection between vulgarisms, verbal aggression. discussion highlights most important features these.

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