Although researchers know much about the causes of aggression, they know surprisingly little about how aggression leads to violence or how violence is controlled. To explore the microregulation of violence, we conducted a systematic behavioral analysis of footage from closed-circuit television surveillance of public spaces. Using 42 incidents involving 312 people, we compared aggressive inciden...

This study examined the prospective relationships among borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptoms, interpersonal problems, and types of aggressive behaviors (i.e., experiencing psychological and physical victimization and perpetrating psychological and physical aggression) in a psychiatric sample (N = 139) over the course of 2 years. We controlled for other PD symptoms and demographic vari...

The present study is a random, systematic study of 900 homeless subjects in St. Louis that describes violence in their lives, both in terms of victimization, by specific violent traumatic events, and victimizing with recognized aggressive behaviors. Many subjects had experienced a traumatic event, and post-traumatic stress disorder was very common. Substance abuse and other Axis I disorders wer...

The author investigated the acute effects of alcohol intoxication on anger experience and expression among 46 maritally violent (MV) and 56 maritally nonviolent (NV) men randomly assigned to receive alcohol, placebo, or no alcohol. Participants completed an anger-arousing articulated thoughts in simulated situations (ATSS) paradigm and imagined marital conflict scenarios. Anger experience was o...

BACKGROUND Federal law prohibits firearm possession by felons and certain others. Little is known about criminal activity resulting in new ineligibility to possess firearms among persons who have previously purchased them. METHODS Cohort study of handgun purchasers ages 21 to 49 in California in 1991, 2,761 with a non-prohibiting criminal history at the time of purchase and 4,495 with no prio...

Early psychosocial adversities and maladjustment, such as childhood maltreatment and school adjustment problems, have been linked to an increased risk of aggressive antisocial behaviors. Yet, clinical studies of subjects at the highest risk of persistence in such behaviors are rare, especially during the life-changing transition years of emerging adulthood. This study describes early predictors...

Introduction Violent extremism is a complex and urgent issue that affects all sectors of society necessitates research aimed at preventing transforming violent behavior. Methods This study presents the findings questionnaire comprising 34 items administered to 1,169 teenagers from two secondary schools in Almería Madrid, Spain, immediately following conclusion COVID-19 confinement measures. The...

background: one of the important aspects of the epidemiologic study of suicide and its related behaviors is the identification of suicide methods. this study aimed to investigate the geographical epidemiology of common methods of suicide and suicide attempts in fars province located in southwestern iran during the years 2010-2013. materials and methods: the present study was conducted on 17,342...

Abstract The emergence of new interactions, notably those online, has led to the parallel development criminal behaviors—not all which are captured by current legal framework. This article addresses challenge posed law technologically facilitated violence, specifically its sexualized online forms. In particular, it argues for cautious yet specific criminalization violent behaviors whilst consid...