A LONGITUDINAL-STUDY OF BOYS ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE PLAY AND DOMINANCE DURING EARLY ADOLESCENCE

The two goals of the present study were to determine the extent to whi ch two forms of rough-and-tumble play (R&T/Rough and R&T/Chase) varied across early adolescence and to explore the role of each form of R&T in boys' dominance relations. In this longitudinal study, the two form s of R&T were statistically independent of each other. R&T/Chase did n ot vary from Year 1 to Year 2 and was not related to dominance, but R& T/Rough declined across time and was related to dominance displays and aggression displays. Results are discussed in terms of the role of R& T in adolescent boys' dominance relationships.