All brothers and sisters have tensions or disagreements from time to time as they jockey for position in the family. But when one sibling victimizes another, there can be serious and ongoing harms.
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We studied 1.4 million people in Sweden who had been treated with beta blockers.
It’s the holidays and for many of us, that means driving. Here’s how to keep your cool on the road this summer.
Some might argue ‘moral enhancement’ medicine already exists — such as when we take medicine that alters our brain chemistry. Where do we draw a line?
While you’ll often hear people say that violence is never the answer, in some communities violence is viewed as a perfectly reasonable response to personal slights.
A focus on raw intellectual talent may unintentionally create a cutthroat workplace culture. New research suggests women’s preference to avoid that environment may contribute to gender gaps in some fields.
Birds will shriek and dive at each other over food, territory or mates, but only a small number of species sport actual weapons. The reason: Flying matters more for their survival than fighting.
Attacking your own side and blaming your foe has a long history and a firm grip on the popular imagination. But the internet makes it difficult to pull off – and less desirable.
Attacking your own side and blaming your foe has a long history and a firm grip on the popular imagination. But the internet makes it difficult to pull off – and less desirable.
Research shows how heat can have negative effects on emotional states, mental health conditions and aggressive behaviours.
A meta-analysis of 437 studies found that egomaniacs aren’t just a bummer – they can be dangerous, too.
Just because someone doesn’t have a calculated agenda of bullying another person, they can still, perhaps subconsciously, intend to harm them in isolated and emotional moments.
Primates have evolved behavioural strategies that can minimise the risk and costs of conflict.
Recent research explores how women ‘dress defensively’ to avoid the aggression of other women.
On the whole, results from psychology research studies don’t support a direct connection between playing violent video games and aggressive behavior.
We know being nice is good for friendships. But we wanted to find out why some antisocial people are socially successful. So we looked at whether rebels had more friends in high school than nice kids.
What’s often missing from domestic violence responses are investments and strategies to stop men perpetrating violence in the first place.
From aggressive patients with Alzheimer’s to frustrated caregivers, dementia is increasingly entwined with violence in private homes and residential facilities.
Famously feminized by the Nazis – and later used in prison cells to limit aggression in inmates – the color pink toes a shaky line between social psychology and gender stereotyping.
New research on roaring shows that women underestimate their own strength.
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Herbert J. Ellison Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies, University of Washington
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Sandra K. Danziger Collegiate Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan
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