The study for Interpreting Behavior involved a total of 201 older adults (rejection rate: 42.8%), embodying a random sample of families, and by a suitable sample of 185 young adults (rejection rate: .01%), and had been completed in the London region. Direct, in-person surveys were lead with adults living in one area and young people attending the regional high school. Permission was obtained from all applicants ahead of time and parental permission for the young adults.
The Unemotional Traits and Aggression study (McLoughlin, Rucklidge, Grace, & McLean, 2010) consisted of Ninety-four children (ages 6-18) and their parents that resided in low-SES neighborhoods in New Zealand; they were selected from an original sample of 117 participants.
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Questionnaires asked about definitions and understandings of anti-social behavior, anti-social behavior ‘occurrences’, community discussion experiences and concerns in the area. These comprised of an open question, requesting respondents to name three behaviors they understood to be anti-social behavior, followed by a list of behaviors – participants were asked to specify whether they thought each behavior was an anti-social behavior. To examine differences in the analysis of behavior as anti-social behavior, participants were offered six articles. The articles were combined, so that very similar behavior was presented in each but the anticipated ‘target’ varied by age. Participants were asked to describe whether they believed the offender was performing an anti-social
The Unemotional Traits and Aggression study (McLoughlin, Rucklidge, Grace, & McLean, 2010) consisted of Ninety-four children (ages 6-18) and their parents that resided in low-SES neighborhoods in New Zealand; they were selected from an original sample of 117 participants.
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Questionnaires asked about definitions and understandings of anti-social behavior, anti-social behavior ‘occurrences’, community discussion experiences and concerns in the area. These comprised of an open question, requesting respondents to name three behaviors they understood to be anti-social behavior, followed by a list of behaviors – participants were asked to specify whether they thought each behavior was an anti-social behavior. To examine differences in the analysis of behavior as anti-social behavior, participants were offered six articles. The articles were combined, so that very similar behavior was presented in each but the anticipated ‘target’ varied by age. Participants were asked to describe whether they believed the offender was performing an anti-social