The main aim of the present study was to examine the relationships between four psychopathy dimensions (Interpersonal Manipulation, Callous Affect, Erratic Lifestyle, and Antisocial Behaviour) as well as childhood exposure to violence and reactive aggression in men and women. Participants were a sample of working adults (N = 319) recruited from the University of Security in Poznan. Results indi...

Children are witnesses to violence far too often in their daily lives. To elicit information on the needs of children and adolescents living in the United States who have witnessed violence in their homes, neighborhoods, or communities, we held focus groups with mothers who have survived interpersonal violence and whose family included child witnesses to violence (CWV), professionals who work w...

QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY Injuries due to interpersonal violence are a worldwide public health problem. In Switzerland, interpersonal violence seems to be an increasing problem in emergency departments (EDs) and is a topic of keen public debate. The primary objective of the current study is to describe our experience of interpersonal violence-related ED visits over a six-year period. METHODS Retr...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Family violence (FV) impacts individuals and their families, their communities, their physical health, and the economic health of society. The origins of FV are complex, and relationships among historical, cultural, interpersonal, and intrapersonal components are poorly understood. The morbidity, mortality, and cost of FV are enormous. This paper introduces an ecologic...

OBJECTIVES This article reports the prevalence of two types of interpersonal violence (IPV) (sexual and physical) and one type of aggression (psychological) in three low-to-middle-income Caribbean countries. It examines IPV among adolescents and young adults as both victims and perpetrators. METHOD This population-based study compares the experiences of 15-30 year olds in countries at differe...

[1] on 10 December 2014. The report reviews how governments around the world, including in South Africa (SA), are attempting to curb interpersonal violence. There is some good news in the report. In common with many other countries, SA's homicide rate has declined over the past decade: Across the five types of interpersonal violence assessed in the report – child maltreatment, youth violence, i...

Violence and interpersonal aggression are considered major public health problems throughout the world. Yet there is considerable variability in how these terms are operationalized, measured, and studied in the social sciences, which can lead to ambiguity and confusion in the field. In this introduction to the special issue, the authors highlight some of the difficulties inherent in studying in...

BACKGROUND Violence is a major public health issue, globally as well as in the African continent. This paper looks at Nigeria and begins the process of identifying the factors that predict interpersonal violence in that country. The purpose is to interpret the implications of the results presented here for violence prevention programmes in Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study is based on ...

CONTEXT Violent behavior is uncommon, yet problematic, among schizophrenia patients. The complex effects of clinical, interpersonal, and social-environmental risk factors for violence in this population are poorly understood. OBJECTIVE To examine the prevalence and correlates of violence among schizophrenia patients living in the community by developing multivariable statistical models to ass...