Sept 15, 2016October 24, 2016

We, (The Flourishing Families research group) authorize Christopher Ferguson of

Stetson University to access the data reported in the following manuscript:
Coyne, S. M. (2016). Effects of viewing relational aggression on television on
aggressive behavior in adolescents: A three-year longitudinal study, Developmental
Psychology, 52, 284-295.
Pursuant to the terms in this letter, we will provide the data necessary to replicate
the analyses reported in the manuscript above. A rate of $300 per hour will be
charged to compile the data and to de-identifty the dataset.
Per APA policy, access of the data is restricted only to replication of the analyses
analyses hypotheses/conclusions reported in the paper above. According to APA
policy, the purpose of sharing research data for verification is to seek to verify the
substantive claims through reanalaysis and who intend to use such data only for
that purpose (APA 8.14 Sharing research data for verification). Dr. Ferguson is not
authorized to conduct any additional analyses test new hypotheses or any
additional analyses not reported in Coyne (2016) using this dataset. and is not
authorized to publish any findings using this dataset without the express
permission of the Flourishing Families group. Dr. Ferguson agrees that any
attempts to publish the replication will be undertaken irrespective of the
results.
If publication of a replication is desired, Dr. Ferguson is required will extendt the
courtesy to contact the author, Dr. Sarah M. Coyne, to discuss the issue further,
and, as appropriate, contact the editor of Developmental Psychology to issue an
erratum. prior to publication. If the results of the replication do not match
the original study, Dr. Ferguson will suggest to the editor of any journal in
which the replication is published, that Dr. Coyne be invited to publish a
response.
After speaking with the APA Journals Publisher, we have confirmed that Dr. Coyne is
able to share her data with Dr. Ferguson to comply with ethical standards, which
means to follow the original contract we provided allowing reuse for direct
replication, following the original procedures. We expect that Dr. Ferguson will
provide attribution to the original article in which the data appeared. Additionally, if
Dr. Ferguson does not comply with the contract, we will be forced to seek recourse
by either filing an ethics complaint with the American Psychological Association
and/or contacting the Dean of Dr. Fergusons program and university.
Any breach of this contract will be reported to the American Psychological
Association.

Sincerely,

The Flourishing Families research group

Brigham Young University

Signed: Christopher Ferguson_________________________________ Date:

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Signed: Flourishing Families __________________________________ Date:

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