Early childhood educators attitudes towards playful aggression among boys: Exploring the importance of situational context

Jennifer L Hart

doi:10.1080/03004430.2016.1146262

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Early childhood educators attitudes towards playful aggression among boys: Exploring the importance of situational context

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Early childhood educators attitudes towards playful aggression among boys: Exploring the importance of situational context

Jennifer L Hart

Early Child Development and Care, Vol.186(12), pp.1983-1993

2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2016.1146262

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The current study investigates the influence of situational context on perceptions of playful aggression. Using an online data collection instrument embedded with video vignettes showing young boys engaged in aggressive play behaviour, 36 situational profiles that are defined by the unique combinations of variables believed to influence attitudes about playful aggression were created and analysed using the conjunctive analysis of case configurations methods [Miethe, T. D., Hart, T. C., & Regoeczi, W. C. (2008). The conjunctive analysis of case configurations: An exploratory method for discrete multivariate analyses of crime data. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 24(2), 227-241]. Educators' perceptions of playful aggression varied considerably, depending on the particular contextual profile that was observed. Significant contextual variability also exists within the groups of profiles perceived by educators' as 'most' playful and 'least' playful. Policy implications are discussed and recommendations for future research are offered.

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Title: Early childhood educators attitudes towards playful aggression among boys: Exploring the importance of situational context
Authors: Jennifer L Hart (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: Early Child Development and Care, Vol.186(12), pp.1983-1993
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2016
DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2016.1146262
ISSN: 0300-4430
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450589102621
Output Type: Journal article

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