Normative Beliefs About Aggression

Both parents and children completed the Normative Beliefs About Aggression Scale, which addresses personal beliefs about the acceptability of using aggression in a number of situations (e.g., “Suppose a boy hit another boy, John. Do you think it’s wrong for John to hit him back?” 0 = perfectly okay, 1 = sort of okay, 2 = sort of wrong, 3 = really wrong).

• Huesmann, L. R., & Guerra, N. G. (1997). Children’s normative beliefs about aggression and aggressive behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 72, 408-419.

• Lansford, J. E., Godwin, J., Bornstein, M. H., Chang, L., Deater-Deckard, K., Di Giunta, L., Dodge, K. A., Malone, P. S., Oburu, P. Pastorelli, C., Skinner, A. T., Sorbring, E., Steinberg, L., Tapanya, S., Uribe Tirado, L. M., Alampay, L. P., Al-Hassan, S. M., & Bacchini, D. (2018). Parenting, culture, and the development of externalizing behaviors from age seven to 14 in nine countries. Development and Psychopathology, 30, 1937-1958.
• Lansford, J.E., Godwin, J.G., Uribe Tirado, L.M., Zelli, A., Al-Hassan, S.M., Bacchini, D., Bombi, A.S., Bornstein, M.H., Chang, L., Deater-Deckard, K., Di Giunta, L., Dodge, K.A., Malone, P.S., Oburu, P., Pastorelli, C., Skinner, A.T., Sorbring, E., Tapanya, S., Alampay, L.P. (2014). Individual, Family, and Culture Level Contributions to Child Physical Abuse and Neglect: A Longitudinal Study in Nine Countries. Development and Psychopathology. 26(03), 561-573.