TY - JOUR
T1 - Seasonal changes in rule infractions among prisoners
T2 - a preliminary test of the temperature-aggression hypothesis.
AU - Haertzen, C.
AU - Buxton, K.
AU - Covi, L.
AU - Richards, H.
PY - 1993/2
Y1 - 1993/2
N2 - To test the temperature-aggression hypothesis, seasonal changes in aggression as indexed by reported rule infractions were studied for prisoners located at the Patuxent Institution, Jessup, Maryland. 5383 reports of rule infractions occurred between July 1987 and March 1991. Rule infractions occurred more frequently during the hot summer months than the three other seasons of the year. This summer effect, though significant, is only a few percent above a theoretical chance level based on the number of days comprising the seasons. A much stronger monthly effect over 45 months was found, but the bases of erratic fluctuations are not known.
AB - To test the temperature-aggression hypothesis, seasonal changes in aggression as indexed by reported rule infractions were studied for prisoners located at the Patuxent Institution, Jessup, Maryland. 5383 reports of rule infractions occurred between July 1987 and March 1991. Rule infractions occurred more frequently during the hot summer months than the three other seasons of the year. This summer effect, though significant, is only a few percent above a theoretical chance level based on the number of days comprising the seasons. A much stronger monthly effect over 45 months was found, but the bases of erratic fluctuations are not known.
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U2 - 10.2466/pr0.1993.72.1.195
DO - 10.2466/pr0.1993.72.1.195
M3 - Article
C2 - 8451356
AN - SCOPUS:0027548712
SN - 0033-2941
VL - 72
SP - 195
EP - 200
JO - Psychological reports
JF - Psychological reports
IS - 1
ER -