terrorism is regarded as among the current issues discussed in the international community. it has particularly attracted the attention of people all over the world, both in the east and the west, after the events of september 11, 2001. however, there is no consensus in determining its semantic framework, with each definition admitting to this terms’ relativity. our religion, nevertheless, is a...

Intimidation is often defined, received, and perceived pejoratively. The current study sets out to find a “sweet spot” in situations where intimidation cannot be avoided compliance the goal, one can maximize but keep fear as low possible. This experimental predicted that by lessening mean-spirited speech, moderate amount of intimidation, opposed greater or lesser degrees it, would produce more ...

OBJECTIVES To assess gender differences in the proportion of adolescents reporting teen dating violence (TDV) and the frequency of TDV at multiple age points across adolescence in a high-risk sample of youth with previous exposure to violence. METHODS A cross-sectional, high-risk sample of boys and girls (n = 1149) ages 11 to 17 years completed surveys assessing TDV and self-defense. Indices ...

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INTRODUCTION The majority of research that has explored workplace violence has focused on establishing the prevalence of violence in different settings. In general, there is a paucity of research that explores factors that may predict or increase the risk of experiencing violence in the workplace. OBJECTIVE The aim of this research was to determine predictors of violence for paramedics. MET...

The main purpose of this study was to present changes occurring between 2002 and 2004 in the prevalence of psychosocial constraints and interpersonal violence at work among officers working in correctional facilities in Quebec. Results suggest that in the absence of specific organizational intervention aimed at improving a deleterious work situation, exposure to low decision latitude remained s...