Group norms and self-aggressive behavior

There is evidence from nonexperimental studies that group norms may influence both lethal and non-lethal self-aggressive behaviors. Nonexperimental studies, however, provide little information about potential cause-and-effect relationships. Accordingly, we experimentally examined whether self-aggres...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inJournal of social and clinical psychology Vol. 25; no. 10; pp. 1107 - 1121
Main Authors SLOAN, Paul A, BERMAN, Mitchell E, ZEIGLER-HILL, Virgil, GREER, Tammy F, MAE, Lynda
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Guilford 01.12.2006
Guilford Press
Subjects
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aggression
Aggressiveness
Behaviour
Behaviourism
Biological and medical sciences
Childrens literature
College campuses
Group dynamics
Individual behaviour
Medical sciences
Medical treatment
Miscellaneous
Norms
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Self destructive behavior
Social interaction
Social norms
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Social psychology
Social relations
Social research
Sociocultural environment
Studies
Suicides & suicide attempts
Self aggressiveness
Human
Self injury
Social influence
Social norm
Social group
Predictive factor
Aggressiveness
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:There is evidence from nonexperimental studies that group norms may influence both lethal and non-lethal self-aggressive behaviors. Nonexperimental studies, however, provide little information about potential cause-and-effect relationships. Accordingly, we experimentally examined whether self-aggressive group norms influence self-aggressive intent and behavior. Participants (N = 107) were exposed either to high-, low-, or mixed-self-aggressive group normative information, or were provided no normative information. After group norms were established, the participant stated his or her own self-aggressive intentions, and then completed a laboratory task designed to assess self-aggressive behavior. Results support the notion that group norms play a strong role in the expression of self-aggressive behavior. Clinical implications and the limitations of laboratory studies of self-aggression are discussed. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-2
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-1
content type line 23
ObjectType-Article-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
ISSN:0736-7236
1943-2771
DOI:10.1521/jscp.2006.25.10.1107