Kaj Björkqvist, Prof.

Åbo Akademi University, Finland

Developmental Psychology

phone: -358-6-3247 469, fax: -358-6-3247 491 kaj.bjorkqvist@abo.fi ,

P.B. 311, FIN-65101, Vasa, Finland

 

Main Research Areas: Interpersonal aggressive behavior (development, sex differences, bullying, media violence, workplace aggression), conflict resolution, cross-cultural studies, world view, and personality.

 

CURRICULULM VITAE & LIST OF PUBLICATIONS,

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Research on Aggression

A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Gender Differences in Regard to Indirect and Direct Aggression During Adolescence. A brief description of the present status of the project.

What is indirect aggression?

The Direct and Indirect Aggression Scales (DIAS), some instructions for use and references.

DIAS in Spanish

Karin Österman's dissertation

 

Books on Aggression

Kaj Björkqvist, & Pirkko Niemelä (Eds.) (1992). Of mice and women: Aspects of female aggression. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Douglas P. Fry, & Kaj Björkqvist (Eds.) (1997). Cultural variation in conflict resolution: Alternatives to violence. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Kaj Björkqvist (1998). Selected writings on aggression 1982-1998. Åbo, Finland: Åbo Akademi University Press [compilation of articles].

Kaj Björkqvist & Karin Österman (1998). Scales for research on interpersonal relationships. Pro Facultate, 4.

Kaj Björkqvist (1985). Violent films, anxiety, and aggression. Helsinki, Finland: Commentationes Scientiarium Socialum [dissertation].

 

Books from other areas

Kaj Björkqvist (2003). YOGA OF YORE, including A Brief History of Yoga, Gheranda Samhitâ, and Yoga-Kundalinî Upanishad.Castor & Pollux Publications.

Kaj Björkqvist (2003). Romantic D-Openings: An Opening Repertoire for White. Castor & Pollux Publications.[on chess]

Kaj Björkqvist (Ed.) (1998). 21 Orphanages in West Bengal. Pro Facultate, 3.

Nils. G. Holm, & Kaj Björkqvist (Eds.) (1996). World views in modern society: empirical studies on the relationship between world view, culture, personality, and upbringing. Jakobstad, Finland: Forsberg.

Kaj Björkqvist (1998). Högskolepolitiska skrifter i urval 1992-1998. Åbo, Finland: Åbo Akademi University Press [in Swedish].

 

Scales, not related to aggression studies:

"The Sex Role Scale for Children (SRSC)" in Spanish.

A scale for the measurement of Locus of Control in Children

 

Link to the International Society for Research on Aggression (ISRA)