In order to more fully understand the context and impact of intimate partner violence (IPV), it is important to make distinctions between different types of relationship aggression. As such, the current study longitudinally examines the differential effects of childhood, adolescent, and demographic factors on three different partner violence groups: those who experience bidirectional IPV, those...

Although peers are a major influence during adolescence, the relative importance of specific mechanisms of peer influence on the development of problem behavior is not well understood. This study investigated five domains of peer influence and their relationships to adolescents' problem and prosocial behaviors. Self-report and teacher ratings were obtained for 1787 (53 % female) urban middle sc...

Against the background of differing opinions about Gandhi’s views on relationship between political action and religious inspiration, this paper examines his use scriptures, if he made hermeneutical decisions so, what they were. The starting point is a letter from Gandhi in which pleaded against reading scriptures literally named truth, ahiṃsā, living faith as criteria. Reason most important, b...

The Algerian military’s response to the 2019–2020 Hirak protests was relatively peaceful. In contrast its violent repression of in 1988, and subsequent coup civil war 1990s, military showed considerable restraint toward Hirak. Leveraging a survey 2,235 self-reported personnel, I show that emanated from protesters’ use nonviolence fraternization, as well recognition more repressive approach 1990...