In rodents, aggressive behavior can be altered by experimental manipulations of emotional responsiveness. The goal of this study was to identify characteristics of emotional reactivity associated with individual differences in aggressive behavior and their integration within a common neural network. Male golden hamsters were first screened for offensive aggression. Then, the animals were traine...

The present study investigated the characteristics of children who remain consistently peer victimized in comparison to those who transition out of victimization status. The relationships between victimization and the victim’s level of overt aggression, relational aggression, impulsivity, and prosocial behaviors were examined from one year to the next. At Time 1, 1589 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade ch...

The U.S. Army's fluid replacement guidelines emphasize fluid replacement during hot weather training to prevent degradation of performance and minimize the risk of heat injury. Little consideration has been given, however, to possible overhydration and development of water intoxication. Sufficient epidemiological evidence is available to demonstrate an increasing incidence of water intoxication...

OBJECTIVE To develop guidelines for management and treatment of maladaptive aggression in youth in the areas of psychosocial interventions, medication treatments, and side-effect management. METHODS Evidence was assembled and evaluated in a multistep process, including systematic reviews of published literature; an expert survey of recommended practices; a consensus conference of researchers,...

Most research into intelligent virtual agents focuses on agents with a positive stance towards the user. Nevertheless, the development of virtual agents that show aggressive behavior may also be interesting for a range of application domains, varying from aggression de-escalation training to anti-bullying education. However, ensuring that such aggressive agents achieve the desired effect is not...

OBJECTIVES From 2002 to mid 2003, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Mental Health experienced increased patient - staff aggression and staff injury which resulted in staff conflict and recruitment difficulties. Strategies introduced to reduce the frequency and impact of aggression in the mental health service were evaluated. METHOD By mid 2003, incident data indicated increasing aggressive ...

AIM This paper reports a study of staff and patient perspectives on the causes of patient aggression and the way it is managed. BACKGROUND The incidence of aggression in healthcare is reportedly on the increase, and concerns about the management of this problem are growing. METHOD A convenience sample of 80 patients and 82 nurses from three inpatient mental healthcare wards were surveyed us...

Youth aggression has been associated with negative parenting practices, but previous research about this association has mainly focused on physical and verbal aggression. Because more subtle forms of aggression are considered at least as harmful as their physical and verbal counterparts, there is a growing scientific interest in parenting practices that are linked with relational aggression. Gu...