Staying streetwise: Accurate judgments of approaching aggression in older age
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Satchell, Liam Paul
Akehurst, Lucy
Morris, Paul Hayden
Nee, Claire
Abstract / Description
The extant literature has generally demonstrated that young adults can detect the trait aggression of another person with limited information. However, there is little research that investigates the life course persistence of aggression detection accuracy. Here, we aimed to explore the accuracy of older adults at detecting potential aggressors. Thirty-nine older adults (M = 71.49, SD = 7.59) and eighty-seven young adults (M = 20.24, SD = 1.74) made intimidation judgments, via video recordings, for nine people (targets). ‘Aggression detection accuracy’ was shown in the relationship between the intimidation judgments made by participants and the targets’ responses to the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire. Both age groups were highly accurate in their recognition of trait aggression and accuracy was maintained into older age, with no difference in accuracy between the older and young adults. There was, however, more variability in the ratings given by the older adults compared to the young adults, suggesting less consensus in judgment for the older compared to the young group. Overall, the participants in this study were highly accurate at detecting trait aggression. There was no difference in average aggression detection between older and young adults but there was in sample agreement. These results are discussed in the context of age effects on intimidation, as well as research in accurate aggression detection.
Keyword(s)
aggression detection accuracy intimidation perception older adultsPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2018-03-12
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
14
Issue
1
Page numbers
44–53
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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peerReviewed
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Satchell, L. P., Akehurst, L., Morris, P. H., & Nee, C. (2018). Staying streetwise: Accurate judgments of approaching aggression in older age. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 14(1), 44–53. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i1.1369
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Satchell, Liam Paul
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Akehurst, Lucy
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Morris, Paul Hayden
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Nee, Claire
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Date of first publication2018-03-12
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Abstract / DescriptionThe extant literature has generally demonstrated that young adults can detect the trait aggression of another person with limited information. However, there is little research that investigates the life course persistence of aggression detection accuracy. Here, we aimed to explore the accuracy of older adults at detecting potential aggressors. Thirty-nine older adults (M = 71.49, SD = 7.59) and eighty-seven young adults (M = 20.24, SD = 1.74) made intimidation judgments, via video recordings, for nine people (targets). ‘Aggression detection accuracy’ was shown in the relationship between the intimidation judgments made by participants and the targets’ responses to the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire. Both age groups were highly accurate in their recognition of trait aggression and accuracy was maintained into older age, with no difference in accuracy between the older and young adults. There was, however, more variability in the ratings given by the older adults compared to the young adults, suggesting less consensus in judgment for the older compared to the young group. Overall, the participants in this study were highly accurate at detecting trait aggression. There was no difference in average aggression detection between older and young adults but there was in sample agreement. These results are discussed in the context of age effects on intimidation, as well as research in accurate aggression detection.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationSatchell, L. P., Akehurst, L., Morris, P. H., & Nee, C. (2018). Staying streetwise: Accurate judgments of approaching aggression in older age. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 14(1), 44–53. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i1.1369
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1087
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1279
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i1.1369
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Keyword(s)aggression detection accuracyen_US
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Keyword(s)intimidation perceptionen_US
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Keyword(s)older adultsen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleStaying streetwise: Accurate judgments of approaching aggression in older ageen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers44–53
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Volume14
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