######################### ######## READ ME ######## ###### JAMES ET AL ###### ######################### The data file "agression_data_repository.dat" contains N = 301 observations in N = 301 rows of data. The columns are unlabeled and contain the observational data on aggressive behaviours as follows. Columns 1-6 contain the responses to the BARS: V1 – Non-directed verbal aggression; V2 – Directed verbal aggression; V3 – Direct verbal threats of harm; P1 – Non-destructive physical aggression; P2 – Destructive physical aggression directed towards objects; P3 – Physical aggression directed towards oneself or another. Columns 7-10 contain the responses to the SASBA: S1 - Verbal comments; S2 - Non-contact; S3 - Exposure others; S4 - Touching others. SHORT COMMENT ON INSTRUMENTS AND DATA CAPTURE IN THIS STUDY: Aggressive behaviour was coded according to the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT) Aggression Rating Scale (BARS). The BARS codes aggression into six categories reflecting the nature (verbal or physical) and severity (1, 2, or 3) of each episode. Incidents of verbal aggression are scored as V1 for non-directed, V2 for directed at another person or V3 for verbal threats. Similarly, incidents of physical aggression are scored as P1 for non-directed, P2 for damage to property and P3 for violence towards another person or one’s self. Episodes of inappropriate sexual behaviour were recorded by staff with the St Andrews Sexual Behaviour Assessment – SASBA. This scale consists of four categories of behaviour (Verbal Comments, Non-Contact, Exposure and Touching Others) with four severity levels within each category. REFERENCES Knight C, Alderman N, Johnson C, Green S, Birkett-Swan L, Yorstan G. The St Andrew's Sexual Behaviour Assessment (SASBA): development of a standardised recording instrument for the measurement and assessment of challenging sexual behaviour in people with progressive and acquired neurological impairment. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. 2008 Apr;18(2):129-59. PubMed PMID: 18350412. Epub 2008/03/20. eng. Freeland JC, Lewis M, Corker T, Heritage T, James AIW. Video-based training of neurorehabilitation staff in the recording of verbal and physical aggression with the BIRT Aggression Rating Scale (BARS). Manuscript submitted for publication. 2013 See also: http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/3837/1/Andrew_James_PhD_e-thesis_Nov_2012.pdf