Aggression and Violence: State of the Art and Perspectives for Future ResearchAbstract: This paper reviews the current state of research on aggression and violence. In the first part, the focus is on the perpetrator, examining individual as well as ...
Summary: Existing definitions and typologies of violence and maltreatment are quite diverse. We propose that a multidimensional approach, including consideration of direct, structural and cultural dimensions, is needed for an understanding of these ...
Summary:Antisocial behavior in adolescence: Origin and coursesBoth the intensity and prevalence of violence and delinquency among children and adolescents have continued to rise during the past fifteen years. Efforts to counteract this development may ...
Determinants of Civil Courage: Results of a Questionnaire StudyAbstract: The paper analyses the question of defining civil courage and understanding the determinants of civil couraged behaviour. Relations to research on helping behaviour as well as ...
Höhere Grade der körperlichen, insbesondere jedoch der psychischen Belastung des Pflegenden sowie bestimmte Persönlichkeitseigenschaften und Verhaltensweisen der Beteiligten wie hohe psychische Erregbarkeit, Ungeduld und Launenhaftigkeit erhöhen die ...
Violence and Violence Prevention in Nursing Homes during the COVID-19 Pandemic – A partial analysis of Interviews with Managers or Team LeadersAbstract.Background: During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
Davis’ Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) was used to assess empathy in a sample of 839 male prisoners aged 15-28. Because recent studies have questioned the usability of the IRI with offenders, psychometric properties of the instrument were analyzed ...
This study tests whether playing violent video games leads to desensitization and increased cardiovascular responding. In a laboratory experiment, 42 men spent 20 min playing either a high- or low-violence version of a “first-person shooter” game. Arousal ...
Experiences of Violence During Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Treatment: An Explorative Study with Implications for Child ProtectionAbstract.Objective: Educational and medical institutions care for ...
Delinquentem Handeln liegen sehr unterschiedliche Faktoren zugrunde. Bei psychisch kranken/gestörten Straftätern mit Gewalt- und Sexualstraftaten sind neben einer deliktrelevanten psychischen Störung weitere kriminogene Aspekte zu berücksichtigen. Ziel ...
How Violent Video Games Relate to AggressionAbstract.During the past decades video games have become an integral part of recreational activities of children and adolescents. The assumption that playing violent games encourages aggressive behaviour is a ...
Violence is a growing problem worldwide. In Switzerland, interpersonal violence seems to be an increasing problem as well. The aim of the current study was to describe a comprehensive picture of violence in a swiss city with regard to medical and social ...
As compared to the general population schizophrenic patients are at increased risk of becoming delinquent. The majority of schizophrenic patients do not commit any crime, and the risk of the general population to be a target of a violent act by a person ...
Interpersonal violence represents a widespread phenomenon with a high prevalence. Consequences of these acts of violence are serious and extensive to the victims and from a socio-economic point of view. Physical examination of the victims is a key aspect ...
Violent behaviour associated with alcohol consumption is frequently reported by different media. Clinical data analysing the correlation between alcohol intoxication, age, gender and violence are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence ...
Depression and Violence: A Contradiction?Abstract. Depression is one of the leading diseases worldwide. Its symptoms are of great importance for a variety of areas within internal medicine, as patients often pay a ...
Fear of crime in old age. Findings and considerations on an interface between gerontopsychology and victimologyAbstract. According to the so-called “victimization-fear paradox”, older persons fear crime more than younger ones, although they carry a lower ...
Sex differences in bullying: indirect-/relational- and overt-aggressive behavior among adolescentsAbstract. Only recently, research on bullying and victimization among children and adolescents has focused on indirect forms of aggression: indirect, social ...
Experiencing violence and aggression in school - an approach to school health promotion?Abstract. This study examines the relevance of peer victimization for adolescent's mental health in 733 fifth- to ninth-grade students (mean age = 13.28 years). ...