MEASURE: 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.