Violent video games and aggressive behavior in adolescenceAbstract. Research shows that violent behavior increases among adolescents who are often exposed to violent video games. The General-Aggression-Model (GAM) explains this relation with an ...
Prevention of aggression and violencePrevious studies have shown that a high number of young people have experienced violent behavior–as a victim as well as an offender. High monetary and psychosocial costs demand effective programs for the prevention of ...
Breaking the Cycle of Violence: How to Help Aggressive Adolescents Who Experienced Violence and AbuseAbstract. Aggressive and antisocial behavior in adolescents who experienced violence and abuse can develop in isolation from or comorbid to posttraumatic ...
The Perceived Competence of Psychotherapists in Dealing with Children and Adolescents with Experiences of Violence and Related Mental DisordersAbstract.Theoretical background: The mental healthcare of children and adolescents with mental disorders ...
Child Protection and Safeguarding Measures in Inpatient and Outpatient CareAbstract. Cases of (sexualized) abuse against children and adolescents and the development of safeguarding measures have long been marginalized by institutions in the ...
ProACT + E: A programme to prevent bullying in schools and to increase the positive development of students. Evaluation of a school-based, universal, primary preventive programme for secondary schools that includes teachers, students and parentsAbstract. ...
Media violence, social context, and personality - An analysis of juvenile problem groupsAbstract. A cross-sectional study analyzed central influences on aggression, disposition to violence, and peacefulness of students in grades 5-10 of the lowest track ...
Background: Offenders are at elevated risk for interpersonal violence victimization (IVV), which is a risk factor for suicide-related outcomes in some populations, suggesting the importance of examining risk associated with IVV in offenders. Aims: The ...
Background: Community corrections populations are a high-risk group who carry multiple suicide risk factors. Aims: To identify factors correlated with historical suicide attempts and ideation among African-American men, African-American women, White men, ...
Abstract. This paper presents two studies investigating student violence against teachers in Slovakian secondary schools. The studies aimed at gauging the prevalence of student violence (Study 1) and at testing the hypothesis that teacher well-being can ...
This study examined whether responsibility attributions for self and partner behaviors differentially mediate the link between rejection sensitivity (RS), unstable self-esteem (USE), and relationship outcomes (i.e., violence and silencing the self, STS). ...
Violence in digital games has been a source of controversy in the scientific community and general public. Over two decades of research have examined this issue. However, much of this research has been undercut by methodological limitations and ...
In this commentary, we first analyze Elson and Ferguson’s (2013) attempt to offer a theory that would explain why exposure to family, community, school, and media violence could be related to increased aggression, but not cause such aggression. We ...
Abstract. Violence within inpatient forensic hospitals is a significant and enduring problem that leads to harm to staff and patients and causes significant expenditures. This paper provides comprehensive recommendations for developing and ...
Abstract. The link between psychopathy and violence has been well documented. Estimates suggest psychopathic offenders are responsible for as much as 40% of violence-related crime, and that they show rates of violent recidivism up to five ...
Abstract. The present study focused on personality characteristics in adolescent boys (n = 414) and girls (n = 552) in 8th grade with self-reported violent behavior and risky alcohol use. Adolescents with indications of violent behavior and/or risky ...
Abstract. Despite corporal punishment being associated with negative developmental outcomes for children, it is commonly practiced in Malaysian courts, schools, and homes. This study examined the relationships among the Dark Tetrad ...
In two studies we examined the influence of violent television news on viewers emotional experiences and facial expressions. In doing so, we considered formal and content aspects of news reports as well as viewers gratifications as independent ...
Abstract. This paper begins by giving an overview of why and in which ways social psychological research can be relevant to peace. Galtung's (1969) distinction between negative peace (the absence of direct violence) and positive peace (the absence of ...