Is the curve relating temperature to aggression linear or curvilinear? A response to Bell (2005) and to Cohn and Rotton (2005)

    Authors

    B. J. Bushman; M. C. Wang;C. A. Anderson

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Pers. Soc. Psychol.

    Keywords

    aggression; assault; heat; hot; temperature; Psychology, Social

    Abstract

    P. Bell (2005) recommended examining the relationship between temperature and assaults during the hottest times of day and during the hottest months of the year. The authors' analyses of these data show a linear rather than inverted U-shaped relationship between temperature and assault during the hottest times of day and in the hottest months of the year. E. Cohn and J. Rotton (2005) recommended analyzing the 6 hr with the highest assaults versus the 6 hr with the lowest assaults. During high assault periods, there is a strong positive linear relationship between temperature and assault. During low assault periods, there is no relationship between temperature and assaults. Assaults and other violent crimes might decrease when temperatures are very hot, but the Minneapolis data set does not allow for testing of this hypothesis because Minneapolis is too cold.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    Volume

    89

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2005

    Document Type

    Editorial Material

    Language

    English

    First Page

    74

    Last Page

    77

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000230879100008

    ISSN

    0022-3514

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