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THE SIBLING RELATIONSHIP AS A REPRESENTATIVE CONTEXT FOR THE ACTIVATION OF UNDERLYING PSYCHOLOGICAL MECHANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH AGGRESSION: AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE

Lauricella, Anthony Michael
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1176929429

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2007, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Psychology/Clinical.
In this study I examined sibling aggression from an evolutionary perspective. College students were primed for either a sibling or best friend relationship. The presence of underlying mechanisms associated with aggression were assessed through a computer- mediated administration of a modified Stroop task, in which participants were asked to correctly identify the color of 20 aggressive and 20 non-aggressive words. Further assessment of underlying mechanisms associated with aggression was conducted through utilization of the Aggression Questionnaire (AQ) and the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS). Results indicate that being primed with a sibling or best friend relationship had no effect regarding the activation of underlying psychological mechanisms associated with aggression. Further findings indicate that exploratory variables such as sex of the participant and of the sibling, age-gap between siblings, and sibling status did not appear to influence mechanism activation. Discussion focuses on possible explanations regarding why expected results were not obtained.
Anne Gordon (Advisor)
Psychology, Clinical
sibling; aggression; rivalry; evolution; priming

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  • Lauricella, A. M. (2007). THE SIBLING RELATIONSHIP AS A REPRESENTATIVE CONTEXT FOR THE ACTIVATION OF UNDERLYING PSYCHOLOGICAL MECHANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH AGGRESSION: AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1176929429

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lauricella, Anthony. THE SIBLING RELATIONSHIP AS A REPRESENTATIVE CONTEXT FOR THE ACTIVATION OF UNDERLYING PSYCHOLOGICAL MECHANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH AGGRESSION: AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE. 2007. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1176929429.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lauricella, Anthony. "THE SIBLING RELATIONSHIP AS A REPRESENTATIVE CONTEXT FOR THE ACTIVATION OF UNDERLYING PSYCHOLOGICAL MECHANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH AGGRESSION: AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1176929429

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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