Investigate using observational study whether gender difference affects the amount of aggressive behaviour displayed in Worcester Sixth Form College.

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INVESTIGATION

Aim

The aim is to investigate using observational study whether gender difference affects the amount of aggressive behaviour displayed in Worcester Sixth Form College.

Hypothesis

Gender difference affects the amount of aggressive behaviour displayed in that males are more aggressive than females.

Method

It was decided that each observer would take a different position in the college and observe aggressive behaviour between males and females. The use of three different locations with three different observers was thought to give a wide range of results that could be conclusive. The three locations chosen were the Library, the Canteen and the Main Hall.  The observations lasted for two hours and data was recorded using tally charts. Aggression types were identified in a pilot study before carried out in the actual experiment. The aggression types used were as follows,

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  • Shouting/Abusive language
  • Intimidating eye contact
  • Shoving/Nudging
  • Play fighting
  • Fighting-Punch
  • Fighting-Kick
  • Fighting-Pulling hair
  • Fighting-Scratching
  • Throwing objects
  • Gestures
  • Exclusion

Results

INTER-RATER DATA

ANALYSIS

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