Evolutionary and neuroendocrine foundations of human aggression

A Sarkar, RW Wrangham - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Humans present a behavioural paradox: they are peaceful in many circumstances, but they
are also violent and kill conspecifics at high rates. We describe a social evolutionary theory …

The role of the anterior cingulate cortex in aggression and impulsivity.

I Chaibi, O Bouchatta, M Bennis… - Behavioral …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Aggression is a complex social behavior that evolved in the context of defending a territory,
fighting for limited resources, and competing for mates and protection. Although aggression …

Effectiveness of the FHaCE Up! Program on school violence, school climate, conflict management styles, and socio-emotional skills on secondary school students

S Avivar-Cáceres, V Prado-Gascó, D Parra-Camacho - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Communicative and socio-emotional skills are associated with conflict resolution and, thus,
school violence prevention. However, without using a combination of techniques in peaceful …

Parental attachment and proactive-reactive aggression in adolescence: the mediating role of self-control and perspective taking

Q Li, M Gao, Y Deng, Z Zhou, J Wang - Psychology research and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Identifying risk and protective factors of aggressive behavior during
adolescence is beneficial for the intervention and prevention treatments. Although studies …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a nuanced approach to aggressive driving: an investigation into the self-regulatory and attitudinal profiles of aggressive drivers and their …

S Love, Y Indrawan, GS Larue - … research part F: traffic psychology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to provide a novel perspective on aggressive driving behaviour (ADB) by
developing a self-report measure of aggressive driving styles (the Aggressive Driving Styles …

A multi-sample investigation of psychological flexibility processes and reactive and proactive functions of aggression

JJ Donahue, B Buck, K Chauhan - Journal of Contextual Behavioral …, 2024 - Elsevier
Both theory and empirical research support the application of the psychological flexibility
model to understanding aggressive behavior. However, methodological limitations persist …

Does sports participation affect the mediating role of impulsivity in the association between adverse childhood experiences and aggression?

M Janković, G Van Boxtel, S Bogaerts - Frontiers in psychology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and self-reported aggression have
often been associated, however, the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this …

Neural basis of reward expectancy inducing proactive aggression

X Gong, B Hu, S Liao, B Qi, Q He, LX Xia - Cognitive, Affective, & …, 2024 - Springer
Proactive aggression refers to deliberate and unprovoked behavior, typically motivated by
personal gain or expected reward. Reward expectancy is generally recognized as a critical …

The role of oxytocin receptor gene variants in appetitive aggression: A study in a South African male sample

C Lohrentz, JS Womersley, PC Swart… - Aggressive …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic exposure to trauma and violence can promote aggressive behavior. Oxytocin and
variants in the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene may play a role in the etiology of proactive …

Eyes of the beholders: Multi‐method relationships between internalizing and externalizing symptom dimensions and aggression risk

ML Bozzay, K Bresin, ME Brown, Y Mekawi… - Aggressive …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Although aggression occurs across a range of disorders, associations between dimensions
of psychopathology and self‐and other‐directed aggression are not well understood …