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). ...
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 ...
The research on violent female offending has focused primarily on homicide, particularly on women in abusive relationships who kill their victimiser. The present article is based on five empirical studies presented as a doctoral thesis. The aim was to ...
The present study examined the relationship between Palestinian children’s drawings of their imagined futures and parental reports of their psychosocial environments. As part of a larger program evaluation project, ...