Author： Swaim Randall C. Henry Kimberly L. Baez Nicholas E.
Publisher： Springer Publishing Company
ISSN： 0886-6708
Source： Violence and Victims, Vol.19, Iss.2, 2004-04, pp. : 157-170
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Abstract
This study examined the relationship between risk-taking, general acceptance of aggression (GAA), verbal harassment (VH), and aggressive behavior (AB) in the last 30 days among 1440 seventh- and eighth-grade rural middle school youth. Higher levels of risk-taking predicted higher GAA and VH. Significant interactions for AB indicated that, excepting Black youth, higher risk-taking was related to higher levels of violent behavior. Among Black youth the highest levels of AB occurred at moderate levels of risk-taking. Level of risk-taking is an important risk factor that should be taken into account in the study of attitudes toward aggression and aggressive behavior among rural youth.
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