Violence is now becoming a way of life to deal with political, economic and social issues. Ever since independence, the agitational methods employed during the days of our struggle for freedom have continued to be applied even against our own Government. With the passage of time bitterness, violence, disrespect for authority and tendency towards mob rule have been growing. Non-violence and the ...

background and purpose: violence is defined as unnecessary hostile behavior in clinical environments, which may lead to psychological abuse by colleagues. this systematic review aimed to evaluate violence and its associated factors among nurses. methods: in this study, we searched for articles and patented documentations published until december 2014 via databases such as pubmed, medline, scopu...

What are the determinants of ethnic violence? Existing research has forwarded a range often competing explanations, from political opportunism to economic competition state incapacity. We argue that this diversity accounts is attributable, in part, scholars’ tendency lump together distinct forms violence have different underlying determinants. propose scholars instead disaggregate and put forwa...

Psychopathy is commonly viewed as a personality disorder defined by a cluster of interpersonal, affective, lifestyle, and antisocial traits and behaviours, including grandiosity, egocentricity, deceptiveness, shallow emotions, lack of empathy or remorse, irresponsibility, impulsivity, and a tendency to violate social norms. In our article, we outline standard methods for the assessment of psych...

In many animal groups, coordinated activity is facilitated by the emergence of leaders and followers. Although the identity of leaders is to some extent predictable, most groups experience frequent changes of leadership. How do group members cope with such changes in their social role? Here, we compared the foraging behaviour of pairs of stickleback fish after a period of either (i) role reinfo...

Background: Domestic violence against women is a significant public health issue in both developed and developing countries of the world. Intimate partner violence during pregnancy can result in adverse outcomes for both mothers and their infants. Partner violence against women is common during pregnancy and might have an adverse effect on the mental health of women during antenatal pregnancy. ...

objective: many behavioral problems are resulting from inappropriate parenting styles and inattention to behavioral-emotional difficulties in childhood. the purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between parenting styles and dimensions of children's maladaptive behaviors. methods: 120 six-year old boys, who were enrolled in the first grade of elementary school, were selec...