BACKGROUND/AIM Consequences of individual adverse childhood experiences for adult mental health have been precisely studied during past decades. The focus of past research was mainly on childhood maltreatment and neglect. The aim of this paper was to determine association between multiple adverse childhood experiences and psychiatric disorders, as well as their correlation to the degree and typ...

BACKGROUND/AIM Aggressive ski-snow interaction is characterised by direct force transmission and difficulty of getting the ski off its edge once the ski is carving. This behaviour has been suggested to be a main contributor to severe knee injuries in giant slalom (GS). The aim of the current study was to provide a foundation for new equipment specifications in GS by considering two perspectives...

We examine the relation between incentive plans based on relative performance and competitive aggressiveness. Using data executive incentive-compensation contracts in large U.S. firms, we find a positive association aggressiveness peer group overlap—that is, extent to which two firms select each other as peers these plans. Our findings indicate that managers of such take more frequent well comp...

We study the stock price reaction to news about tax aggressiveness. We find that, on average, a company’s stock price declines when there is news about its involvement in tax shelters. The stock price decline is smaller for companies with relatively high effective tax rates, possibly because news about tax aggressiveness is more favorably viewed for those firms where public information would su...