Citation

Boone SL, Montare A. J. Psychol. 1979; 103(1st Half): 67-70.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00223980.1979.9915115

PMID

501678

Abstract

The aggression displayed under controlled conditions by 56 inner-city Hispanic boys ages 7-8 was measured to test the hypothesis that S s from large families will display less antisocial aggression than S s from small families. The results indicate that aggression and family size were related in a linear manner: decreasing aggression was linked to increasing family size. These behavioral results may be, in part, the result of increased accelerated development of social skills within children living in large families.

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