Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Abstract

Aggression Replacement Training (ART) is a multimodal intervention design to alter the behavior of chronically aggressive youth. It consists of skillstreaming, designed to teach a broad curriculum of prosocial behavior, anger control training, a method for empowering youth to modify their own anger responsiveness, and moral reasoning training, to help motivate youth to employ the skills learned via the other components. The authors present a series of efficacy evaluations, which combine to suggest that ART is an impactful intervention. With considerable reliability, it appears to promote skills acquisition and performance, improve anger control, decrease the frequency of acting-out behaviors, and increase the frequency of constructive, prosocial behaviors. Beyond institutional walls, its effects persist. In general, its potency appears to be sufficiently adequate that its continued implementation and evaluation with chronically aggressive youngsters is clearly warranted.

Keywords

anger control training chronic aggression intervention gaming moral reasoning training skillstreaming simulation

Get full access to this article

View all access options for this article.

References

Arbuthnot, J. , & Gordon, D. A. (1983). Moral reasoning development in correctional intervention. Journal of Correctional Education, 34, 133-138.

Coleman, M. , Pfeiffer, S. , & Oakland, T. (1991). Aggression replacement training with behavior disordered adolescents. Unpublished manuscript. (Available from Coleman, Special Education, University of Texas)

Curulla, V. L. (1990). Aggression replacement training in the community for adult learning disabled offenders. Unpublished manuscript. (Available from Curulla, Special Education, University of Washington)

Feindler, E. L. , Marriott, S. A. , & Iwata, M. (1984). Group anger control training for junior high delinquents. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 8, 299-311.

Goldstein, A. P. , Glick, B. , Irwin, M. J. , McCartney, C. , & Rubama, I. (1989). Reducing delinquency: Intervention in the community. New York: Pergamon.

Goldstein, A. P. , Glick, B. , Reiner, S. , Zimmerman, D. , & Coultry, T. (1986). Aggression replacement training. Champaign, IL: Research Press.

Goldstein, A. P. , Sprafkin, R. , Gershaw, N. J. , & Klein, P. (1980). Skillstreaming the adolescent. Champaign, IL: Research Press.

Jones, Y. (1990). Aggression replacement training in a high school setting. Unpublished manuscript. (Available from Center for Learning & Adjustment Difficulties, 242 Gladstone Road, Dutton Park 4102, Brisbane, Australia)

Kohlberg, L. (1969). Stage and sequence: The cognitive-developmental approach to socialization. In D. A. Goslin (Ed.), Handbook of socialization theory and research (pp. 347-480). Chicago: Rand McNally.

10.

Kohlberg, L. (Ed.). (1973). Collected papers on moral development and moral education. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Center for Moral Education.

11.

Leeman, L. W. , Gibbs, J. C. , Fuller, D. , & Potter, G. (1991). Evaluation of multi-component treatment program for juvenile delinquents. Unpublished manuscript. (Available from Gibbs, Psychology Dept., Ohio State University)

12.

Maltz, M. D. (1984). Recidivism. New York: Academic Press.

13.

McGinnis, E. , & Goldstein, A. P. (1984). Skillstreaming the elementary school child. Champaign, IL: Research Press.

14.

McGinnis, E. , & Goldstein, A. P. (1990). Skillstreaming in early childhood. Champaign, IL: Research Press.

15.

Meichenbaum, D. (1977). Cognitive behavior modification: An integrative approach. New York: Plenum.

16.

Novaco, R. W. (1975). Anger control: The development and evaluation of an experimental treatment. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.

17.

Zinmmerman, D. (1983). Moral education. In Center for Research on Aggression. Prevention and control of aggression (pp. 210-240). New York: Pergamon.

Aggression Replacement Training: Curriculum and Evaluation

Abstract

Keywords

Get full access to this article

References