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The Catharsis Hypothesis and Some Consequences of Interaction with Aggressive and Neutral Play Objects1

1956; Wiley; Volume: 24; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1467-6494.1956.tb01281.x

1467-6494

SEYMOUR FESHBAGH,

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Journal of PersonalityVolume 24, Issue 4 p. 449-462 The Catharsis Hypothesis and Some Consequences of Interaction with Aggressive and Neutral Play Objects1 SEYMOUR FESHBAGH, SEYMOUR FESHBAGH University of PennsylvaniaSearch for more papers by this author SEYMOUR FESHBAGH, SEYMOUR FESHBAGH University of PennsylvaniaSearch for more papers by this author First published: June 1956 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.1956.tb01281.xCitations: 63 1 This study was earned out with the assistance of a grant from the Committee on Advancement of Research of the University of Pennsylvania The author wishes to express his gratitude to Dr A Gladstone of Swarthmore College for his critical reading of the manuscript and to Mrs Betty Conley and Mrs Bertha Kohl who assisted in the implementation of the study Special thanks are due to Dr Laura Hooper, Director, and to the staff of the Illman-Carter Unit of the School of Education of the University of Pennsylvania for their interest and assistance and for their generosity in making available the facilities of the school for this study Manuscript received November 4, 7955 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References 1 Allport, G The nature of prejudice Cambridge , Mass Addison-Wesley 1954. 2 Bach, G R. Young childrenapos;s play fantasies Psychol Monogr, 1945, 59, No 2 (Whole No 272). 3 Baruch, Dorothy W Aggression during doll play in a preschool Am J Orthopsychiat, 1941, 11, 252–259. 4 Despert, J Louise A method for the study of personality reactions in preschool age children by means of analysis of their play J Psychol, 1940, 9, 17–29. 5 Dollard, J, Doob, L W, Miller, N E, Mowrer, O H, & Sears, R R. Frustration and aggression New Haven Yale Univer Press, 1939. 6 Feshbach, S The drive-reducing function of fantasy behavior J abnorm soc Psychol, 1955, 50, 3–11. 7 Fisher, R. A The design of experiments Edinburgh Oliver and Boyd, 1937. 8 Fite, Mary D Aggressive behavior in young children and childrenapos;s attitudes toward aggression Genet Psychol Monogr, 1940, 22, 151–319. 9 Hollenberg, Eleanor, & Sperry, Margaret Some antecedents of aggression and effects of frustration in doll play Personality, 1951, 1, 32–43. 10 Jersild, A T, & Markey, Frances V Conflicts between preschool children Child Developm Monogr, 1935, 21 Pp 181. 11 Kenny, D T An experimental test of the catharsis theory of aggression Unpublished doctorapos;s dissertation, Univer of Michigan, 1953. 12 Korner, Anneliese F Some aspects of hostility in young children New York Grune & Stratton, 1949. 13 Muste, Myra J, & Sharpe, Doris F Some influential factors in the determination of aggressive behavior in preschool children Child Develpm 1947, 13, 11–28. 14 Phillips, Ruth Doll play as a function of the realism of the materials and length of the experimental session Child Develpm, 1945, 18, 123–143. 15 Pintler, Margaret H Doll play as a function of experimenter-child interaction and initial organization of materials Child Develpm, 1945, 16, 145–166. 16 Sears, R R., Pintler, Margaret H, & Sears, Pauline S Effect of father separation on preschool childrenapos;s doll play aggression Child Develpm, 1946, 17, 219–243. 17 Sears, R. R Influence of methodological factors on doll play performance Child Develpm, 1947, 18, 190–197. 18 Sears, R R., Whiting, J W M, Nowlis, V, & Sears, Pauline S Some child-rearing antecedents of aggression and dependency in young children Genet Psychol Monogr, 1953, 47, 135–236. 19 Wilcoxon, F Some rapid approximate statistical procedures Stanford , Conn American Cyanamid Co, 1949. Citing Literature Volume24, Issue4June 1956Pages 449-462 ReferencesRelatedInformation