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Background : During the period between 1993 and 2005, the people of Burundi were trapped within a violent civil war. In post-conflict regions, symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were found to be widespread. At the same time, combatants often reported having perceived committing violence as exciting and appealing, an experience referred to as appetitive aggression. Both of these phenomena hamper the building of a functional and peaceful society. Objective : This study aims to investigate the factors that are associated with the level of PTSD and appetitive aggression in former and still active combatants. Methods : Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 948 male Burundians: 556 active soldiers and 392 ex-combatants. PTSD symptom severity was assessed using the PTSD Symptom Scale Interview, while appetitive aggression was assessed using the Appetitive Aggression Scale. Results : Linear regression analyses revealed that the number of traumatic events, childhood maltreatment, and their interaction predicted PTSD symptom severity, whereas self-committed violence did not. The number of traumatic events and self-committed violence were associated with appetitive aggression. Childhood maltreatment alone was not associated with appetitive aggression; however, its interaction with self-committed violence did predict appetitive aggression. When controlling for predictors, ex-combatants reported a higher degree of PTSD symptomatology, whereas active soldiers reported a higher degree of appetitive aggression. Conclusion : We conclude that childhood maltreatment is an additional, significant risk factor that exacerbates the psychological consequences of violent conflicts. Self-committed violence may not necessarily engender trauma-related disorders, but is highly related to appetitive aggression. Keywords: PTSD; trauma; aggression; childhood maltreatment; combatants; violence; Burundi; risk factors Responsible Editor: Jane Herlihy, Centre for the Study of Emotion and Law, United Kingdom. For the abstract or full text in other languages, please see Supplementary files in the column to the right (under ‘Article Tools’) (Published: 21 April 2015) Citation: European Journal of Psychotraumatology 2015, 6 : 26553 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v6.26553

Objective: To determine the predictive relation of demographic variables with relational aggression. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Psychology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat Pakistan, from Aug 2017 to Jan 2018. Methodology: A total of 612 adolescent students were selected with age 12-19 years from diverse academic institutes of Gujrat city. Urdu version of diverse adolescent relational aggression scale was used to measure relational aggression. Neural network analysis was carried out by using SPSS-21. Result: The findings of this study revealed significant predictive relation of demographic variables (gender, birth order, family system, number of siblings and age) with relational aggression. The most important predictor of relational aggression in teenagers was birth order 0.249 (100%), age 0.246 (98.9%) siblings 0.242 (86.3%), family system 0.166 (66.8%) and gender 123 (49.6) respectively. Conclusion: Demographic variables are the significant predictor of relational aggression. By managing the effects of these variables, adverse behavior of relational aggression can be controlled in adolescent students

Aggression and antisocial behaviour in sport are of significant concern for team sport clubs (TSCs) around the world. Although several types of fan aggression and antisocial behaviour scales that h...

Relational aggression-or behavior intended to harm the relationships of its victims-has been the focus of interdisciplinary study across developmental, clinical, personality, and social psychology in the last several decades. One of the primary measures used to assess relational aggression in youth is the Children's Social Behavior Scale (CSBS; Crick & Grotpeter, 1995), but despite its common usage, the construct validity of this measure has not been comprehensively assessed. In the present study, we used a multistage construct validity framework to thoroughly investigate the nature of relational aggression across six community samples totaling 3,102 youth and their caregivers. We used multiple methods to map the reliability, internal or structural validity, and external validity of this scale. Through these analyses, we found that CSBS Relational Aggression demonstrated strong internal consistency, test-retest, and interrater reliability as well as a robust single factor structure and invariance across multiple demographic groups. External validity analyses positioned relational aggression within a theoretically consistent nomological net including psychopathology, personality, and social developmental factors. Contrary to concerns about the validity of self- and parent-reports of relational aggression, both parent- and youth-report forms of the CSBS Relational Aggression scale demonstrated strong reliability and validity. While construct validation has received inadequate attention in the psychological literature to date, through this project, we aimed to demonstrate how this approach may be used to investigate existing measures across psychological research. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

The goal of the current study is to assess whether the scores of Brief Rating of Aggression by Children and Adolescents (BRACHA) at the emergency room (ER) can predict the aggressive incidents at pediatric psychiatric inpatient units. The study aims to identify predictors for two outcome measurements: 1) hazard rates for the first aggressive incident and 2) numbers of days between admission and the first aggressive incident, using the Cox regression model and Poisson regression model, respectively. The clinical records of a total of 5,610 adolescents admitted into the pediatric psychiatric inpatient units of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center were extracted for the analysis. The aggressive incident was defined as a score0 from any category of the Overt Aggression Scale (OAS) and the high-aggressive incident was defined as a score ≥ 2 from any category of the OAS. The results indicate that the BRACHA score was not associated with high-aggressive incidents (hazard ratio: 0.98, p = 0.7543). Similarly, the BRACHA scores was only associated with the number of days from admission to the first aggressive incident (Poisson regression coefficient: 0.24, p 0.0001) but not the number of days from admission to the first high-aggressive incident (Poisson regression coefficient: 0.03, p = 0.3994). Furthermore, the second peak of first aggressive incidents during the hospitalization highlights the importance of interventions at the end of the inpatient treatment course. To summarize, BRACHA scores based on initial assessments at the ER could correlate with first aggressive incidents, but not the first high-aggressive incidents.

The current study aimed to explore the relationship among relative deprivation, self-esteem, and aggression in young male migrant workers, focusing especially on the mediating effect of self-esteem between relative deprivation and aggression. A total of 232 young male migrant workers (n = 214 valid samples; average age, 23.98 years) were recruited in Sichuan, China. The participants were assessed using the relative deprivation scale, Rosenberg self-esteem scale, and Buss & Perry aggression scale. The data were collected and analyzed using descriptive statistics, variance analysis, correlation analyses, and structural equation model analysis. There were significant differences in relative deprivation, self-esteem, and aggression in subjects with different marital status and educational background. Relative deprivation was significantly correlated with self-esteem (r = −0.37, p

Disorganized attachment is a predictor of psychopathology. Given that no scale has been developed in China that can detect disorganized attachment and help prevent related psychological disorders, this study aimed to translate and examine the validity and reliability of the Chinese version of Adult Disorganized Attachment Scale (ADAS). The sample consisted of 345 Chinese adult residents (as sample 1), 356 Chinese university students (as sample 2; Mage = 19.72, SDage = 1.32), and 109 Chinese university students selected from sample 2 (as test-retest sample). Results of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) suggested that the one-factor model of ADAS fit well. Furthermore, the criterion validity of ADAS validity was good. Specifically, ADAS was significantly related to Experiences in the Close Relationship Scale-Relationship Structures Questionnaire, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21, Buss-Perry Aggression Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. The internal consistency reliability and retest reliability of ADAS was good. Thus, the Chinese version of the 9-item ADAS is a reliable and effective tool, which may promote the studies and interventions of adult disorganized attachment in China. This study is the first to investigate the characteristics of disorganized attachment in Chinese adults, thus expanding the cross-cultural exploration of adult disorganized attachment. Limitations and future directions are discussed.

Aim: To report the development and psychometric testing of the Factors Affecting Patient Aggression Scale (the FAPAS), a new attitude scale constructed to measure nurses’ perception of miscellaneous factors in terms of their potential to increase the risk of patient aggression against nurses. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: The study was conducted according to the STROBE checklist. Data were collected using the FAPAS between November 2014 and May 2015. Registered nurses (n = 1,220) from nine teaching hospitals across Slovakia were included in the study. Construct validity and reliability of the instrument were tested using SPSS 18.0. Results: Resulting from the factor analysis, a six-factor structure was revealed. Six subscales representing specific groups of factors affecting patient aggression against nurses can be conditioned by Gender aspects, Situations of physical and emotional distress of a patient, Nurse-related factors, Factors of nursing shift organization, Patient-related factors, Factors of the nursing workplace environment. The Cronbach’s alpha of the instrument was 0.91, ranging from 0.63 to 0.88 for subscales. Conclusion: Based on psychometric testing in the Slovak sociocultural context, the FAPAS showed acceptable reliability and construct validity and thus is considered a promising instrument for measuring nurses’ perception of miscellaneous factors of patient aggression.

It is important to identify concomitant psychological factors such as depression and aggression in patients with migraine. In this study, our objective was to demonstrate the difference of aggression scores in patients with migraine compared with normal scores, and whether the severity of the disease and the frequency of pain had an impact. Ninety-nine patients with migraine and 67 healthy controls who presented to the Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital were included in the study. The pain frequency, duration, and severity of the migraine were recorded. The respective severities of pain, depression and aggression were evaluated using a visual analogue scale (VAS), the Beck Depression Scale, and the Turkish version of the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire. It was found that the anger scores of patients with migraine were high (p = 0.001; p 0.01), and their hostility levels were lower compared with those of the control group in a case (p = 0.017; p 0.05) where there was no difference in depression level (p 0.05). No difference with the control group was found in terms of physical and verbal aggression. It was found that internalised anger was significantly higher. No correlation was found with the frequency and duration of pain. The anger scores of patients with migraine are higher, which may be directly related to the nature of migraine without any contribution of depression. The long-term impacts of the disease, and an evaluation of the psychological concomitants within the scope of the treatment plan are important for a more effective treatment method.

Las manifestaciones agresivas constituyen problemáticas de elevada incidencia en Cuba y el mundo, debiéndose trabajar de forma preventiva desde edades tempranas. La investigación tuvo como objetivo caracterizar las particularidades de la comprensión emocional en los escolares con manifestaciones agresivas. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo. La muestra quedó conformada por 102 niños, 51 con manifestaciones de agresividad y 51 pares etarios sin esta condición, seleccionados a partir de un muestreo no probabilístico. Como técnicas se emplearon el Test de Comprensión Emocional de Harris y Pons y la Escala de Agresividad de Little et al. Para el procesamiento de la información se utilizó la estadística descriptiva, así como las pruebas U de Mann-Whitney y Kruskal-Wallis. En los niños con manifestaciones agresivas predominó la agresión reactiva directa (física o verbal). Se constataron dificultades en la comprensión emocional de manera general, fundamentalmente en el nivel reflexivo. Los componentes más afectados fueron: la comprensión de las causas, creencias, pero con mayor gravedad la identificación de emociones mixtas y estrategias de regulación. Las diferencias con los niños sin manifestaciones agresivas fueron significativas en prácticamente todos los aspectos, exceptuando el nivel externo y la comprensión de la simulación emocional.

Aggressive behavior in sports and group performance is critical in today's scenario. Self-efficacy can play a crucial role in aggressive behavior. Hence, to test this assumption study was undertaken to assess the association between self-efficacy and aggression. It was hypothesized that self-efficacy and aggression are positively and significantly related to each other. This study's sample contained 80 students, and they were recruited from Dr. Ghali College, Gadhinglaj. The sampling technique was non probability sampling in which everyone doesn’t have the same chance for being chosen as a sampling. This study administered self-efficacy measure using the scale by G. P. Mathur and Dr. Raj Kumari Bhatnagar and aggression scale by G. P. Mathur and Dr. Raj Kumari Bhatnagar to 40 male and 40 female college students. Obtained data were analyzed by Student t-test and PPMCC test. Results revealed that there is a significant sex difference in self-efficacy and aggression. Moreover, the association between self-efficacy and aggression among college students was also found significant.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between acceptance of violence between couples and level of aggression among 1st and 4th year midwifery students enrolled in various universities in Turkey. Methods: The study is cross-sectional descriptive in nature. The data were collected through “Personal Information Form”, "Acceptance of Couple Violence Scale" and “Aggression Scale". Results: Of all the participants, 1843 were 1st year students and 1337 were 4th year students. There was a weak positive relationship between Aggression Scale and Acceptance of Couple Violence Scale. Acceptance of violence between couples was found to increase with the increase in aggression level. Conclusion: Identification of adolescents’ views about aggression between girls or boys is of great importance in terms of providing opportunity for early intervention and maintaining healthy relationships. It could be suggested that midwifery departments which give health education should involve these issues in their curriculum.

The Scale of Physical and Verbal Aggressiveness has been an instrument widely used in the scientific literature to measure physical and verbal aggressiveness, both in children and adolescents as we...

The study aimed to examine the effect of the "Violence Reduction Psychoeducation Program (VRPP) for Students 11-18 Years Old" on the anger, violence, and aggression levels of students. "Quasi-experimental Designs with Pre-test and Post-test Control Group" were used in the study. The sample of the study consisted of 114 students studying in Selcuklar secondary school affiliated to Mersin Provincial Directorate of National Education in the 2018-2019 academic year. The program was applied to the experimental group for 8 weeks with 1 session per week and 60-70 minutes in the conference hall of the school. To test the effectiveness of the program, the "Continuous Anger and Anger Expression Style Scale," "Buss Perry Aggression Questionnaire" and "Aggression Scale" were used as measuring instruments. "Independent Sample T-Test," "Covariance Analysis" and "Two-Way Variance Analysis for Repeated Measurements" were used for data analysis. As a result of the research, it was observed that the program was effective in reducing the anger, violence, and aggression levels of the students and it was concluded that it is a valid and reliable program applicable to secondary school students in Turkey. Suggestions that such programs to prevent anger, violence, and aggression to be placed on the system of education and school curricula within the scope of preventive and developmental guidance and to be applied to students from an early age by the school psychological counselors have been made. It is thought that the program will contribute to the field of Psychological Counseling and Guidance as preventive guidance and will also be a pioneer in new studies in this field.

The aim of this study is to research the mediational role of smartphone addiction on relationship between nomophobia and aggression level of university students. The data collected through the convenience samples over the Internet has reached a wider audience. The study group consisted of 307 university students. Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Form, Buss Perry Aggression Scale and Nomophobia Scale were used during the research process. In addition, Relational survey method used, and mediation model of Baron and Kenny’s was used to analyze the mediation effect of smartphone. Smartphone usage is related to nomophobia and anger. Partial mediation effect of smartphone addiction was proved among nomophobia and anger. On the relation between aggression and nomophobia, the smartphone indirect effect value is %6. Keywords: Aggression, Mediational Role, Nomophobia, Smartphone Addiction

Background Suicidal thoughts and behaviors have been studied in association with a variety of risk factors. The aim of the present study was to determine if levels of child/adolescent aggression and/or variation in candidate genes previously associated with suicidal behaviors in adults would influence the presence of suicidal ideation in childhood/adolescence, and to determine if ideation was associated with young adult depression. Methods A longitudinal study of children, adolescents and young adults who were at high or low risk for alcohol and other substance use disorders by familial background were assessed. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) aggression scale scores with derived subtypes (physical and relational) and genetic variation (ANKK1, DRD2, COMT, SLC6A4, HTR2C) were used as predictors of the presence and onset of suicidal ideation in childhood using survival analysis. Structural equation models (SEM) were fit to determine the relative importance of the predictors controlling for background variables. Results CBCL aggression was significantly associated with child/adolescent suicidal ideation. One SNP in the ANKK1 gene (rs1800497), one in the HTR2C gene (rs6318), and two haplotypes, AAAC in the ANKK1-DRD2 complex and the CCC haplotype of the HTR2C gene, were significantly associated with the presence and onset of child/adolescent suicidal ideation. Follow up in young adulthood showed a significant relationship between suicidal ideation in childhood/adolescence and young adult depression. Conclusions Genetic variation and presence of elevated aggression scores from the childhood CBCL are significant predictors of childhood suicidal ideation. Suicidal ideation in childhood and being female are predictors of young adult depression.

Aggressive behavior in children has negative impacts on their social life. The various intervention programs were used to reduce aggressive behavior, one of them was by enhancing children's empathy. Group Play Therapy is used to enhance children's empathy ability so that their aggressiveness level can decrease. This study aimed to enhance empathy through Group Play Therapy in children who had aggressive behavior. Experimental research was used with pre-test and post-test design in two different groups, the experimental and control groups. The subjects were twenty school-aged children. The subject’s criteria for having a moderate-low level of empathy, also having moderate-high levels of aggressiveness. The instruments were The LA Aggression Scale for Elementary School and Upper Secondary School Students to measure the aggression levels with Cronbach’s Alpha value is 0,879. The instrument used to measure the children’s empathy was The Empathy Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (EmQue-CA) with Cronbach’s Alpha value is 0,828. The Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney, and Kendall's Tau tests were used to analyze data. The results showed that Group Play Therapy can enhance children's empathy so that it can reduce aggressive behavior.

Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) report more aggression than civilians with PTSD. Because emotion regulation difficulties mediated the relationship between PTSD symptoms and impulsive aggression in veterans, we developed an intervention to increase emotion regulation skills. This pilot study tested the feasibility and acceptability of a three-session treatment, Manage Emotions to Reduce Aggression (MERA), and examined its effectiveness at reducing aggression and emotion dysregulation. Male combat veterans with PTSD and impulsive aggression completed assessments before and 4 weeks after MERA. Overt Aggression Scale measured frequency of aggression; Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale assessed emotion dysregulation. Most veterans (95%) who completed MERA and the posttreatment assessment (n = 20) reported MERA was helpful. Veterans in the intent-to-treat sample demonstrated a significant decrease in their frequency of aggression (Cohen's d = -0.55) and emotion dysregulation (Cohen's d = -0.55). MERA may be an innovative treatment that helps veterans reduce aggression.

Social media now has become integral part of human race. It not only helps in knowing about the opportunity one has online but also offline. On the upside, these resources provide multiple opportunities for interaction; on the downside, they often give us more than required amount of options that often lead to confusion and distress and have practical restrictions. The use of social media is so prevalent that it is leading society towards cyber distress. Thus, this study attempts to study the correlation between FoMo, Social Media Addiction, Personal Relationship, Aggression Factor one, two, three and four and Anxiety. A total of 600 sample population was selected for this purpose and a total of 60 sample (30- Neutral group and 30- High score Group) for study of brain electrical wave pattern. The tool used in this study was FoMo and Social Media Addiction Questionnaire, Personal Relationship Questionnaire, Buss and Perry aggression scale and Zung Anxiety scale. The result reveals that there is a positive significant correlation between FoMo, Social Media Addiction and Psychological Factors at (p

While aggressive behavior is common, and a disorder of impulsive aggression has been defined in the DSM-5 (Intermittent Explosive Disorder: IED), there are no currently FDA approved interventions to reduce these behaviors. One obstacle to the development of interventions to treat aggression is the paucity of psychometrically valid measures to assess aggressive behavior in the context of clinical trials, especially those in the outpatients setting. While there are many assessment of trait aggression, very few attempt to assess current aggressive behavior over time and/or in individuals not in a closed setting. The Overt Aggression Scale Modified (OAS-M) was developed to fill this void and this paper reviews its development along with presenting new data on its validity, reliability, and correlates with related constructs. Overall, the OAS-M is a valid and reliable measure of state (e.g., week to week) aggression, has good psychometric properties, and shows evidence of change in clinical trials of agents with putative anti-aggressive efficacy.

This study details the development of the Diverse Adolescent Relational Aggression Scale (DARAS), to examine the association between parental incarceration and relational aggression in a high schoo...

Background: Increasing aggression and violent behaviors in adolescents present serious challenges for public health. Children with persistent high levels of aggressiveness are often associated with developing conduct disorders later in life. Objectives: (1) To identify aggression among school adolescents. (2). To find out the association of aggression with different socio-demographic characteristics among these students. Methods: It was a school based cross sectional study conducted in one of the private schools in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Study population comprised of 319 adolescents studying in classes 9th-12th. A pre-tested, semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire was distributed to the study subjects. For assessing aggression, a modified version of Direct and Indirect Aggression Scale (DIAS) was used. Data was analyzed by using frequency tables and significant association was established by chi-square test. Result: A large proportion of adolescents scored high on each item of aggression scale. Males adolescents displayed significantly higher levels of aggressiveness as compared to female. Younger age showed higher level of aggressive scores than older age groups. Adolescents who were Hindus and had nuclear families with educated parents were found to have high aggressive scores as compared to other religion and joint families. However, these differences were not statistically significant. Conclusions: There is high aggression level among school adolescents which needs effective preventive and management strategy. How to cite this article:Kishore J, Tripathi N, Mandal RK, Tomar SK. Aggression among School Adolescent and its Association with Socio-Demographic Characteristics: A Cross Sectional Study. Ind J Youth Adol Health 2019; 6(2): 7-13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2349.2880.201908

BackgroundDuring adolescence and young adulthood people appear to be more prone to violent behaviour. A greater tendency to violent behaviour appears to be associated with hyperactivity, impulsivity and low tolerance for frustration and provocation in social settings.AimsThis prospective cohort study aimed to evaluate rates of violent behaviour among young people with mental disorders, compared with older age groups.MethodA total of 340 individuals with severe mental disorders (125 living in residential facilities and 215 out-patients) were evaluated at baseline with the SCID-I and II, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, Specific Level of Functioning scale, Brown–Goodwin Lifetime History of Aggression scale, Buss–Durkee Hostility Inventory, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale and State–Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2. Aggressive behaviour was rated every 15 days with the Modified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS).ResultsThe sample comprised 28 individuals aged 18–29 years, 202 aged 30–49 and 110 aged 50 and over. Younger age was associated with a personality disorder diagnosis, substance use disorder, being single and employed. These results were confirmed even controlling for the gender effect. The patterns of the cumulative MOAS mean scores showed that younger (18–29 years old) individuals were significantly more aggressive than older (≥50) ones (P < 0.001).ConclusionsThis study highlights how young age in people with severe mental disorders is correlated with higher levels of impulsivity, anger and hostility, confirming previous analyses. Our results may assist clinicians in implementing early interventions to improve anger and impulsivity control to reduce the risk of future aggressive behaviours.

Various situations that individual encounters in his / her daily life create positive emotions while others cause stress and anxiety. In the literature, such negative moods that affect an individual's emotional, cognitive, physical, behavioral and relational aspects are defined as anxiety. The state of anxiety that affects a large part of society has become widespread today. In parallel, studies on anxiety have increased in recent years. There is still a need to investigate the effects of religion on anxiety, including feelings of restlessness, anxiety, fear, irritability, and sadness, because religion and religiosity is an effective factor in many areas of an individual's life, from the world of thought to the world of emotion, from attitudes to various behaviors. between trait anxiety, aggression and religiosity. The purpose of this study is to examine whether religious beliefs and attitudes and continuous anxiety have an effect on the aggressive tendencies of university students. In addition, the effects of gender on religiosity, persistent anxiety and aggression tendencies were discussed in this study.Four hundred-fifteen volunteer students from different universities and faculties participated in the study in the 2017-2018 academic year. After the data set was checked, the final sample consisted of 398 participants. In addition to personal traits, STAI Form TX-2, Motivational Religiosity Scale (MMRI) and Buss-Perry Aggression Scale (BPSÖ) were used.After the factor analysis of the STAI FORM TX-2, 4 expressions were scattered or ambiguous and 16 expressions remained in the excluded scale. The scale was named as Continuous Anxiety Scale-16. As a result of the analysis, the KMO value of the scale was found to be 833 (p =, 000) and internal consistency was 791.Motivational Religiosity Scale (MMRI) -18: As a result of factor analysis, 18 of the 20 questions were collected under three dimensions, explaining 74% of the total variance, and the internal consistency of the KMO was 961 (p =, 000) and 964, respectively.Buss-Perry Aggression Scale (BPSÖ): In this study, a 5-point Likert-type scale consisting of 29 items was used. The analysis showed that 10 items were deactivated and the remaining 19 items were collected in 5 sub-dimensions. KMO value of the scale was found to be 857 and the variance explained was 58,346% (p =, 000). The alpha value, which expresses the internal consistency of the scale, was found to be 813.The participants received the highest score in the “religious belief and tendency to help” subscale (M = 4.38). In general, in the subscales where a mean score was obtained above the average of the scale (M = 2.5), finally, M = 3.86 average was obtained from the responsibility dimension in the second place.The participants were as follows in terms of their aggression orientations. The participants obtained the highest average from the “verbal aggression” subscale (5.83). Sub-scales of “scepticism and intellectual hostility” (4,95), “emotional-cognitive hostility” (3,72), “physical aggression” (3,65) and “emotional reactive anger” (3,55) follow. The mean scale obtained by the participants from the verbal aggression and skepticism-intellectual hostility was above the average (M = 4,5).According to the results of the t-test analysis conducted to determine theOne of the negative situations in social life is aggressive behavior. Aggressive behavior, on the other hand, includes all behaviors directed to harm another living being, although it is classified in various ways. Aggression has a very broad form of expression. In the literature, aggression is evaluated in five dimensions as physical, indirect, anger, verbal and hostility. In all religions and cultures, aggressive expressions are not welcome because they harm society. Religion and religiosity bring provisions aiming to control the aggressive behaviors of the individual. Abroad, religion / religiosity and although more research on the relationship between aggression investigating the relationship between these two cases in Turkey is not so prevalent in the study.The aim of this research is to examine the relationships and interactions difference between gender groups in terms of religiosity attitudes, it was found that women's religiosity scale obtained a higher average than the relationship with God, the source of power and trust. The difference was statistically significant (p =, 014).Further, the gender variable leads to a difference from the “unhappy and dissatisfaction” and “fatigue and avoidance” dimensions of the trait anxiety scale. While the average of males was high in the unhappy and dissatisfaction subscale, the women scored high in the fatigue and avoidance subscale.The t-test analysis revealed that the gender variable caused a difference in the aggression scale. The averages obtained from “physical aggression”, “emotional hostility” and “anger” subscales are in favor of men. In other words, men tend to have more aggressive thoughts and behaviors than women.According to the results of the regression analysis conducted to determine the relationships and interactions between the variables, it was understood that continuous anxiety was positively correlated with “emotional hostility”, “emotional-reactive anger” and “skeptical and intellectual hostility” subscales. Explain anxiety accounts for about 37% of the change in the emotional cognitive hostility dimension of aggression. Define anxiety accounts for approximately 30% of the change in the emotional-reactive anger dimension of aggression and 14% of the change in the sceptical and intellectual hostility dimension.According to the results of regression analysis, the two dimensions of religiosity and aggression subscales have entered into relationship and interaction. The ”relationship with God” subscale of religiosity entered into relationships and interactions with other dimensions of aggression except for the “skeptical and intellectual hostility” dimension, while the “religious belief and solidarity” subscale of religiosity only interacted and interacted with the “emotional-reactive anger” dimension of aggression. The negative (-) value of the relationship indicates that the increase in religiosity can lead to a decrease in aggressive behavior. According to the findings, the relationship between religiosity and God; It can be explain about 15% of the change in the physical aggression subscale, about 11% of the change in the emotional-cognitive hostility subscale, about 18% of the change in the emotional-reactive anger dimension, and about 15% of the change in the verbal aggression dimension. The religious belief and solidarity dimension of religiosity explains about 16% of the change in the emotional reactive anger dimension of aggression. The results of this study are limited to the sample group, the time of the study and the ability of the scales to measure. It is thought that the results of this paper can contribute to the literature and can shed light on the further studies., Bu araştırmanın amacı, dindarlık, sürekli kaygı ve saldırganlık arasındaki ilişki ve etkileşimleri tasvir ve tespit etmektir. Ayrıca, cinsiyetin dindarlık, sürekli kaygı ve saldırganlık bakımından fark oluşturup oluşturmadığı bu araştırma çerçevesinde ele alınmıştır. Araştırmaya, 2017 -2018 yıllarında, farklı üniversite ve çeşitli fakülte ve bölümlerinde, farklı sınıf seviyelerinde öğrenim gören toplam 415 gönüllü öğrenci katılmıştır. Veriler tesadüfi örnekleme yöntemi ile toplanmıştır. Araştırmada Hellmeister ve Zwingmann tarafından geliştirilen ve Apaydın (2010) tarafından Türkçeye tercüme edilen Münchner Motivasyonel Dindarlık Envanteri, Buss-Perry Saldırganlık Ölçeği (BPSÖ) ve Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği-16 (STAI FORM TX-2) kullanılmıştır. Verilerin çözümlenmesi sürecinde t-test ve regresyon analizleri uygulanmıştır. Örneklemin dindarlık ve saldırganlık bakımından genel profili çıkarılmış, katılımcıların dindarlık düzeylerinin yüksek olduğu, saldırganlık ölçeğinin ise sözel saldırganlık ve şüpheci-düşünsel düşmanlık alt ölçeklerinden ölçek ortalamasının üzerinde bir değer alırken, diğer alt ölçeklerde saldırgan eğilimlerin düşük olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Kadınlar, dindarlığın Tanrıyla ilişki alt ölçeğinde erkeklerden farklılaşmıştır. Erkekler sürekli kaygı ölçeğinin mutlu ve memnun olmama alt ölçeğinde daha yüksek ortalama elde ederken, kadınlar yorgunluk ve kaçınma alt ölçeğinden daha yüksek ortalama almışlardır. Saldırganlığın alt ölçeklerinde de cinsiyet fark oluşturmuştur. Erkekler fiziksel saldırganlık, duygusal düşmanlık ve öfke boyutlarında kadınlara nazaran daha yüksek ortalamalara sahiptir. Sürekli kaygı, saldırganlığın duygusal-bilişsel düşmanlık, duygusal-tepkisel öfke ve şüpheci ve düşmanlık boyutlarını; dindarlığın Tanrı ile ilişki boyutu, şüpheci ve düşünsel düşmanlık dışındaki diğer boyutlarını yordamaktadır. Bununla birlikte dindarlığın, dini inanç ve yardımlaşma alt ölçeği, saldırganlığın duygusal-tepkisel öfke boyutunu açıklamaktadır.

Aggression and violence against paramedics by patients or their relatives are frequent events. Therefore, the aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of aggression / violence against paramedics in Germany and the impact on their mental health. To perform this study, a nationwide survey method was followed where items of the Perceptions of Prevalence of Aggression Scale (POPAS) and the short version of the Depression-Anxiety-Stress-Scale (DASS-21) were used. The results obtained from the feedback of 786 participants (52.42% female) showed that verbal aggression was experienced by 96.44%, provocative aggressive behavior by 79.62% and threatening verbal aggression by 75.16% of the participants; respectively. Mild and severe physical violence were experienced by 59.75% and 16.82% of all participants; respectively. Moreover, the results indicated a significantly higher risk of experiencing humiliating aggressive behavior (OR: 1.38 [95% CI: 1.00; 1.90]; p = 0.049) of female participants. Correlations between DASS-21 subscale for depression and anxiety were seen for frequency of experiencing different kind of aggressive / violent behaviors. Nevertheless, based on rho values ranging from 0.14 to 0.27 DASS-21 stress subscale indicated the largest correlations with investigated kinds of aggression / violence. To this end, this work indicated a high prevalence of aggression and violence against German paramedics and the implementation of an aggression / violence monitoring system might help to improve their situation.

Structured assessment of aggressive behavior in forensic psychiatry is needed. This study investigated staff-observed and self-reported measures to map prevalence and characteristics of aggressive behavior in forensic inpatients and aimed to identify early signs of aggressive outbursts. In this longitudinal study, 120 forensic psychiatric inpatients with a history of aggression were included. Staff monitored aggressive behavior for 30 weeks using the Social Dysfunction and Aggression Scale (SDAS). Patients completed baseline self-report measures on aggression, anger, and impulsivity. Staff monitoring showed that most inpatients displayed moderate (86%) or severe (65%) aggressive behavior at least once, and 37.5% showed physical aggression. Inpatients with a least one physical aggression incident differed from others in self-reported anger, (reactive) aggression, non-planning impulsivity, and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics (e.g., higher prevalence of cluster B personality disorders, and lower intelligence). Two-thirds of the physical aggression incidents were preceded by observations of increased non-physical aggression (SDAS). In forensic psychiatric inpatients with a history of aggression, more than a third of the patients demonstrated at least one occasion of physical aggression during 30 weeks of observation.

Aggressive behaviors comprise verbal and/or physical aggression directed toward oneself, others, or objects and are highly prevalent among psychiatric patients, especially patients diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and severe intellectual disabilities. Some of these patients are considered refractory to treatment, and functional neurosurgery targeting the amygdala can result in widespread plastic brain changes that might reflect ceasing of some abnormal brain function, offering symptom alleviation. This study investigated cortical thickness changes in refractory aggressive behavior patients that were treated with bilateral amygdala ablation and compared to control patients presenting non-refractory aggressive behavior [three refractory and seven non-refractory patients, all males diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disabilities]. The Overt Aggression Scale (OAS) was used to quantify behavior and magnetic resonance imaging was performed to investigate cortical thickness. Before surgery, both groups presented similar total OAS score, however refractory patients presented higher physical aggression against others. After surgery the refractory group showed 88% average reduction of aggressive behavior. Imaging analysis showed that while refractory patients present an overall reduction in cortical thickness compared to non-refractory patients across both timepoints, the local pattern of thickness difference found in areas of the neurocircuitry of aggressive behavior present before surgery is diminished and no longer detected after surgery. These results corroborate the hypotheses on induction of widespread neuronal plasticity following functional neurosurgical procedures resulting in modifications in brain morphology and improvement in behavior. Further studies are necessary to determine the underlying cause of these morphological changes and to better understand and improve treatment options.

Adolescence is a stressful phase of life which includes acceleration of physical growth, psychological and behavioral changes. There is transformation from childhood to adulthood. Most common problems among adolescence relate to growth and development, school, mental health disorders, consequences of risky and illegal behaviors including aggression. Hand Grip Strength (HGS) is a good marker of physical health and good muscle performance. Testosterone level contributes to HGS, which may explain the aggressive behavior in men with high HGS. Aim of our study was assessment of Handgrip strength and Aggression in first year medical students and to determine the correlation between handgrip strength and aggression. We included 149 medical students of first year medical students of MIMS Mandya in adolescent age group. Hand grip strength assessed by Handgrip Dynamometry and Aggression was assessed by Aggression Scale by G P Mathur and Bhatnagar. In our study Hand grip strength was significantly high in males compared to females. There was no statistically significant difference in Aggression among the gender. There was no significant correlation between the Hand grip strength and Aggression scores. HGS is mainly affected by testosterone and aggression need not have a positive correlation with HGS. Keywords: Handgrip Strength (HGS), Aggression, Adolescence, Gender difference.

Background: School bullying and victimization are major social problems affecting students in all world. Aim Determine factors influence bullying among secondary school students in sohag city. Subjects and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional research design was used in the study. It was conducted in 4 randomly selected secondary schools. Sample was 1073 students. Three tools were used: Tool(1)Self - administered questionnaire included two parts; Part 1: Socioeconomic scale. Part 2: included questions to assess students' knowledge about bullying and factors influence it in secondary school. Tool(2) Aggression scale, Tool(3)Multidimensional peer – victimization scale. Results: common factors influenced and significantly associated with bullying occurrence in sohag secondary schools such as: age 18 years or above ,female gender, technical education , living with one parent , low socio-economic class. Verbal victimization was the higher prevalent victimization type ,anger and physical aggression were the most common aggression types among students. Boy's mechanical school found to be the most common school exposed to high level of victimization . Conclusion : Bullying was more common among female students, age equal or more than 18 years, technical education , came from low social class and lived with one parents. Recommendations: Establishing health education program about the bullying

Episodes of explosive anger and aggression are reported in patients with tic disorders and probably contribute to psychosocial stress and low quality of life. The source of these symptoms is controversial. The objective of the study was to study the relationship between tic disorders, their associated comorbidities, and aggressive behavior. The cohort included 47 children and adolescents (age 7-17 years) with Tourette syndrome or other chronic tic disorders attending a tertiary pediatric Tourette clinic. Associated psychopathology was assessed with the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale, Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale, Conners ADHD Rating Scale, Screen for Child Anxiety-Related Emotional Disorders, and Child Depression Inventory. Aggression was assessed with the Overt Aggression Scale and scores were compared with a group of 32 healthy age- and sex-matched children. There were no significant differences in aggression scores between the children with tic disorders and controls. Verbal aggression was the most prevalent type of aggression, found in 70% of the patients with tic disorders. The level of aggression was not correlated to tic severity. Comorbid attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder increased the probability of aggressive behavior in patients with tic disorders. On regression analysis, the only significant predictor of aggression was the severity of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. This study suggests that there is no difference in aggressive behavior between children with tics without comorbidities and healthy children. It is possible that aggressive behavior in children with tic disorders is predominantly associated with comorbid attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

This study aimed to assess the relationship between aggression toward psychiatric nurses and patient satisfaction about the quality of care. Design: Adescriptive correlational design was used in this study. Settings: Minia Hospital for Psychiatric Health and Addiction Treatment. Participants: a convenience sample of (100) psychiatric inpatients hospitalized during the study duration. All nurses working (on duty) in the psychiatric wards (2018), their total number was(54). Methods: tools used in this study werePerception of Prevalence of Aggression Scale POPAS questionnaire, Impact of Patient Aggression on Careers Scale, while patients completed Rome Opinion Questionnaire for Psychiatric Wards’ (ROQ-PW) to measure their satisfaction about the quality of care. Results: Verbal abuse was the highest form of aggression(74%), Whilesexual assault was at the least level(2.3%).Around half ofnurses reportedhigh impact of aggression.Relation impairment between patients and nurses was the most effect of aggression on nurses(51%). The lowest level of satisfaction was in the area of staff professionalism (10.4±2.3). Conclusions: there wasa highly Significant negative correlation between aggression toward psychiatric nurses and satisfaction about the quality of care (p=.003), and ahighly positive correlation between aggression toward psychiatric nurses and the total impact of aggression on health careier (p=.000).Recommendation: provide continouse training program onhow to deal with aggressive patient, increase security, video monitoring, and creating workplace violence prevention committees.

In order to assess the relationships between DSM-5 Alternative Model of Personality Disorder (AMPD) maladaptive personality traits and self-reports of aggression, 508 Italian adult participants who met at least one DSM-IV Axis II/DSM-5 Section II personality disorder (PD) diagnosis were administered the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5) and the Aggression Questionnaire (AQ). Analysis results showed that multiple regression results, PID-5 Hostility, Callousness, and Risk Taking trait scale scores explained a large amount of variance in AQ Physical Aggression (PA) scores. Moreover, PID-5 Hostility, Callousness, and Risk Taking explained more than 20% of the variance in the AQ Physical Aggression scale scores that was left unexplained by selected continuously scored DSM-IV Axis II/ DSM-5 Section II PDs, whereas SCID-II Paranoid, Narcissistic, Borderline, and Antisocial PDs added only 4% of variance to the amount of variance in AQ Physical Aggression scores that was already explained by the PID-5 trait scale scores.

Introduction: alcohol consumption is a health problem that impacts negatively in biopsychosocial well-being of people and may favor the appearance of aggression. Objective: determine alcohol consumption (frequency and type of consumption) and aggressiveness in middle school adolescents. Methods: a correlational descriptive study was conducted in 259 students of high School in Monterrey, Mexico. A personal and alcohol consumption data card was applied as well as the AUDIT questionnaire and the Aggression Questionnaire (AQ) by Buss and Perry (1992). Results: showed that 122 adolescents have consumed alcohol some time in life, of which 57.7% presented hazardous consumption and 28.9% dependence consumption. The mean for general aggression scale was 40.3 and the anger was the type of aggression with the higher mean score (M = 42.0). Also, it was identified that general aggression correlates with hazardous alcohol consumption (rs = .213, p = .036) and dependent consumption (rs = .209, p = .040); physical aggression were also related to hazardous alcohol consumption (rs = .287, p = .004) and dependence consumption (rs = .219, p = .031). Conclusion: adolescents with hazardous and dependence alcohol consumption were more likely to present aggressiveness ---- Introducción: el consumo de alcohol es un problema de salud que impacta negativamente en el bienestar biopsicosocial de las personas y puede favorecer la aparición de distintas formas de agresividad. Objetivo: determinar la relación entre la frecuencia y tipo de consumo de alcohol y distintas formas de agresividad en adolescentes de secundaria. Método: se realizó un estudio descriptivo correlacional en 259 adolescentes de secundaria del estado de Nuevo León, México, a quienes se les aplicó una cédula de datos personales y consumo de alcohol, así como el cuestionario AUDIT y el cuestionario de agresividad (AQ) de Buss y Perry (1992). Resultados: se encontró que 122 adolescentes han consumido alcohol alguna vez en su vida, de los cuales 57.7% presenta un consumo de riesgo y 28.9% un consumo dependiente. Asimismo, se observó una media de 40.3 en la escala de agresividad general, se identificó a la ira como el tipo de agresividad que presentó la mayor puntuación (M = 42.0). Además, tanto la agresividad general como la agresividad física se relacionaron con el consumo de riesgo (rs = .213, p = .036, en el caso de la agresividad general y rs = .287, p = .004 en el de la agresividad física) y con el consumo dependiente (rs = .209, p = .040, para la agresividad general y rs = .219, p = .031 para la agresividad física). Conclusiones: tanto quienes presentan un consumo de riesgo como quienes presentan dependencia del alcohol manifiestan mayores niveles de agresividad general y física.

The Aggression Scale (AS) measures overt aggressive adolescent behaviour including physical and verbal aggression and anger. In the current study, psychometric properties of the Vietnamese version of the AS were evaluated in 411 adolescents (Mage = 14.00, SDage = 1.12; 47.2% boys). Test-retest reliability was calculated in 184 participants. Among five models tested, confirmatory factor analysis supported the second-order factor solution with three first-order factors (Physical Aggression, Verbal Aggression and Anger) all loading on one general factor. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and convergent, divergent validity of the total scale were satisfactory. In conclusion, the Vietnamese AS is a reliable and valid measure of aggressive behaviour in Vietnamese adolescents. ispartof: European Journal of Developmental Psychology vol:16 issue:5 pages:611-621 status: published

Bu çalışmanın amacı, ergenlerin değer yönelimlerinin, cinsiyet ve anne-baba eğitim durumunun saldırganlığı yordayıp yordamadığını incelemektir. Araştırma yordayıcı korelasyonel araştırma modeline dayalı olarak tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmanın katılımcılarını 890 ergen oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın verileri, Saldırganlık Ölçeği, Portre Değerler Anketi ve Kişisel Bilgi Formu aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Analizlerde, aritmetik ortalama, Pearson korelasyonu ve hiyerarşik regresyon analizi teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlar, saldırganlık düzeyi ve değer yönelimleri arasında negatif ilişki olduğunu, değer yönelimleri, cinsiyet ve anne babanın eğitim düzeyi değişkenlerinin birlikte saldırganlık puanlarındaki değişimin %18.7’sini açıkladığı tespit edilmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre başarı, evrenselcilik ve iyilikseverlik değerlerinin saldırganlığın azalmasına, baba eğitim düzeyinin ise saldırganlığın artmasına istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde katkı sağladığını; özyönetim, uyma ve güvenlik değerleri ile cinsiyet ve annenin eğitim düzeyi değişkenlerinin saldırganlığı yordamadaki etkisinin istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde olmadığı belirlenmiştir.

The aims of the present study were to map the level and distribution of aggressive and antisocial behaviors in a sample of Moroccan high school students and to define the level of these behaviors in adolescents who reported parental alcohol use problems and/or experienced abuse. In total, 375 high school students completed the ?Mental and Somatic Health without borders (MeSHe)? survey that includes the Life History of Aggression scale. Male students had significantly higher scores for aggression and antisocial behaviors than female. The students who reported experience of abuse or parental alcohol use problems scored significantly higher for aggression, self-directed aggression, and antisocial behaviors compared to students not reporting these negative psychosocial factors. Previously shown gender-specific patterns in aggressive and antisocial behaviors, but not in self-harm behaviors were confirmed in these Moroccan high school students. Reported experience of abuse and/or parental alcohol use problems were associated with increased frequency of aggressive and antisocial behaviors.

The aim of this study is to examine the aggressiveness of the students who are studying at the Faculty of Education and the School of Physical Education and Sports. In this research, which adopted the quantitative research model, the relational search pattern was used. In this context, a total of 213 people, 104 female and 109 male, participated in the survey. The "Buss Perry Aggression Scale" was adapted by Can (5) to determine the level of aggression of participants in the study. SPSS 20 program was used in the analysis of the data. In the analysis of the data, T test was used to examine the difference between two independent variables and aggression attitudes. Pearson corelation was used to test the relationship between variables. According to the findings, it was determined that there is a significant relationship between the aggressiveness levels of the individuals and gender and type of sport that they made. It was seen that there was no meaningful relationship between age, the part of education, whether or not doing sports, the frequency of doing sports and the duration of sports. It has been determined that male individuals are higher in physical aggression subscale than female individuals. When the relationship between the department where they are educated and the aggressiveness is examined, it is determined that the students who are studying at the Physical Education and Sports are higher than the students who are educated at the 492 Faculty of Education in the physical aggression sub-dimension. It is determined that the students who play sports are higher than the students who play sports in all sub dimensions of sports students. As a result; the fact that aggression behaviors differ according to various variables, but the fact that there is not a statistically significant difference between participants who do sports and those who do not, is quite striking in contradiction with various theories in the field.

Objective of the present study was to find out the relationship between dark triad and relational aggression among adolescents. A sample of 612 adolescent students with age range 12-19 were selected from different educational institute of Gujrat, Pakistan. Dark triad personality scale short version and the Urdu version of diverse adolescent relational aggression scale were used to measure relational aggression. The findings of the current study revealed significant predictive relation of machiavellianism with relational aggression [R2 =. 220; F (1, 607) = 171.340, p

In this study, it was examined whether the anxiety and aggression observed in children were predicted by the irrational beliefs and anxieties of the parents, the marital conflict perceived by the children, automatic thoughts and problem solving skills. The study group is comprised of 304 elementary school fourth-grade students (170 females and 134 males) attending a state school located in the city of Izmir, Turkey, during the 2016-2017 academic school year. Additionally, the study group includes the students’ parents ( n = 608), making a total of 912 participants. Within the context of the study, the “Trait Anxiety Scale” and “Parent Irrational Beliefs Scale” were administered to the parents, and the “Children’s Perception of Marital Conflict Scale,” “Problem Solving Inventory for Children,” “Children’s Automatic Thoughts Scale,” “Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children,” and “Little Aggression Scale” were administered to the students. The analyses conducted in the current study have revealed that except for the variables of father’s trait anxiety and mother’s irrational beliefs, the other variables have a significant contribution to the model; that father’s irrational beliefs, marital conflict perceived by children, children’s automatic thoughts and problem-solving skills significantly predicted anxiety in children, and that 55% of the total variance was explained. Moreover, the children’s problem-solving skills and automatic thoughts were found to explain 27% of the total variance in aggression in children. On the other hand, mother’s trait anxiety, father’s irrational beliefs, and perceived marital conflict were found to have no role in the prediction of children’s aggressive behaviors. The findings obtained as a result of the research are discussed according to the relevant literature within the scope of the Ecological Model, and suggestions are made for future research.

Purpose To predict the effect of parental attitude and proactive and reactive aggression on the cyberbully, cyber victims, and cyberbully/victim among students aged 9-14 years. Methods This study is a cross-sectional, correlational, and predictive study. The sample included 360 students. Data were collected with the "Adolescence Information Form," "Parental Attitude Scale," "Proactive-Reactive Aggression Scale," and "Cyberbully/Victim Questionnaire." Logistic regression analysis was used. Findings This study was determined that proactive-reactive aggression and parental attitude predicted 30.3% of cyberbully/victim cases. Proactive aggression and Internet usage time are essential predictors of cyberbullying cases. Practice implications To protect and improve their children's health, children should be informed about cyberbullying, proactive-reactive aggression, and the duration of Internet use.

Dioxins have been suggested to induce inflammation in the intestine and brain and to induce neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), partly due to deficits in parvalbumin-positive neurons in the brain that are sensitive to inflammatory stress. Previously, we reported ADHD traits with increased aggressiveness in children with prenatal exposure to dioxins in Vietnam, whereas dried bonito broth (DBB) has been reported to suppress inflammation and inhibit aggressive behavior in animal and human studies. In the present study, we investigated the association between dioxin exposure and the prevalence of children with highly aggressive behaviors (Study 1), as well as the effects of DBB on the prevalence of children with highly aggressive behaviors (Study 2). Methods: In Study 1, we investigated the effects of dioxin exposure on the prevalence of children with high aggression scores, which were assessed using the Children’s Scale of Hostility and Aggression: Reactive/Proactive (C-SHARP) in dioxin-contaminated areas. The data were analyzed using a logistic regression model after adjusting for confounding factors. In Study 2, we performed nutritional intervention by administering DBB for 60 days to ameliorate the aggressiveness of children with high scores on the C-SHARP aggression scale. The effects of DBB were assessed by comparing the prevalence of children with high C-SHARP scores between the pre- and post-intervention examinations. Results: In Study 1, only the prevalence of children with high covert aggression was significantly increased with an increase in dioxin exposure. In Study 2, in the full ingestion (&gt, 80% of goal ingestion volume) group, the prevalence of children with high covert aggression associated with dioxin exposure was significantly lower in the post-ingestion examination compared with in the pre-ingestion examination. However, in other ingestion (&lt, 20% and 20–79%) groups and a reference (no intervention) group, no difference in the prevalence of children with high covert aggression was found between the examinations before and after the same experimental period. Conclusions: The findings suggest that DBB ingestion may ameliorate children’s aggressive behavior, which is associated with perinatal dioxin exposure.

Introduction: Aggressive behavior is highly prevalent in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and represents a major burden for patients and their environment. Previous studies have hypothesized threat hypersensitivity, among other mechanisms, as a biobehavioral mechanism underlying aggressive behavior in patients with BPD. The effects of a 6-week mechanism-based anti-aggression psychotherapy (MAAP) for the group setting were tested in comparison to the effects of a non-specific supportive psychotherapy (NSSP) on this hypothesized mechanism and their relation to the effects on aggressive behavior.Methods: To assess mechanisms of reactive aggression, 38 patients with BPD (20 in MAAP and 18 in NSSP) and 24 healthy controls participated in an emotion classification task before and after therapy or at a similar interval of 7 weeks for controls, respectively. In addition, current reactive aggressive behavior was assessed by the externally directed overt aggression score of the Overt Aggression Scale Modified (OAS-M) at both time points. Mixed linear models were used to test for group differences and differential treatment effects.Results: Consistent with previous findings, patients showed longer response latencies and misclassified faces as angry more often than healthy controls. Comparing pre- and post-treatment measurements, the MAAP group showed an increase in response latency in classifying angry faces, whereas the NSSP group showed a decrease in latency. Furthermore, the difference between pre- and post-treatment response latencies in classifying emotional faces correlated with the reductions in reactive aggression in the MAAP group, but not in the NSSP group or healthy controls.Conclusion: The results suggest an impact of MAAP on threat sensitivity as well as cognitive control, which has also been previously hypothesized as a biobehavioral mechanism underlying reactive aggression in patients with BPD. In addition, our findings shed light on the importance of these two biobehavioral mechanisms underlying reactive aggression as mechanisms of change addressed by MAAP. Further studies are needed to determine whether the behavioral change is stable over time and to what extent this change is related to a stable reduction in reactive aggression in a larger group of patients with BPD.

INTRODUCTIONIncreasing instances of aggression in school children has become a cause of great concern for educationists, parents and mental health professionals. With increased globalization and information overload, today’s child is exposed to influences which probably adversely modify the child’s behavior. These aggressive tendencies could affect the child’s academic, social functioning and also may lead to psychiatric problems. Hence, this study was planned to find out the amount of aggression among school children and various potential contributing factors for the aggressive behavior. Identifying these risk factors could help design preventive strategies among school children.OBJECTIVETo evaluate the amount of aggression and its contributing factors among 10-12 year-old children.SUBJECTSThe subjects involved the school children and their teachers in various schools across Mumbai. The age group of study was 10-12 years i.e. class 5th to class 8thNo. of subjects:-102STUDY PROCEDUREA total of 102, 10-12 year-old school children (5th to 8th class) in the Mumbai metropolitan area were interviewed to assess the presence of aggression. A validated scale, Children’s Aggression Scale – Teacher version (CAS-T), was used to assess the presence of aggression. Children were assessed & scored on basis of this scale with questions answered by their teachers. Data was analyzed on the basis of each factor using unpaired t-test, ANOVA test and Kruskal-Wallis Test (Nonparametric ANOVA). Institutional ethics committee approval was taken for research at Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai, India.RESULTSA high level of aggression was present in 4% other children while moderate levels were present in 8%. Boys were found to be more aggressive than girls (p-value 0.003). Aggression scores were significantly higher in children from English medium and with poor academic performance. Children exposed to physical abuse and violence on Television showed significantly high aggression. Perceived parental conflict in boys was found to be significantly associated with lower aggression scores. Among the various factors studied, aggression scores showed highest correlation with exposure to violence on television for more than 2 hours/day (11.67 vs 3.19 p-value CONCLUSIONAbout 12% of schoolchildren in the 10-12years group show aggressive behavior needing interventions. Boys from abusive families, with poor academic performance and exposed to excessive violence on TV seem particularly at risk for developing aggressive behavior.

Background: The global spread of COVID-19 not only exerted an enormous impact on the public in different countries but also aggravated depression among youths The aggressive tendencies of depressed individuals can harm their body and life and threaten those of others The aggressive and non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors of depressed youths may seriously affect their physical and psychological health if not identified and mediated promptly Method: A total of 875 young respondents (including college students, community youths, migrant workers, and so on) from three provinces in China were surveyed in 2020 using a depression scale, non-suicidal self-injury scale, aggression scale, and resilience scale Results: Depression, non-suicidal self-injury, and aggression are significantly higher among the members of the depression group compared with the members of the healthy control group (P

International audience; The purpose of this study was to examine whether the presence of professional exhaustion among caregivers working in retirement homes leads to an increased perception of resident aggression and low satisfaction in the relationship between the caregiver and the resident. The data were collected from a sample of 52 nurses and caregivers working in retirement homes. We compared the perception of aggressiveness and relational satisfaction experienced by 26 caregivers with a professional exhaustion condition compared to 26 caregivers who did not have this condition.The questionnaire included the Maslach Burnout Inventory, Yudofsky's Manifest Aggression Scale, and Wilguski's Caregiver Satisfaction Scale.The results show that caregivers with professional exhaustion have a much greater perception of resident aggression. This perception of aggression engenders relational dissatisfaction with the resident. Professional exhaustion is therefore associated with higher perception of aggression and relational dissatisfaction.; L’objectif de cette étude est d’examiner si la présence d’épuisement professionnel chez les soignants travaillant en EHPAD entraîne une perception accrue de l’agressivité des résidents et une faible satisfaction dans la relation partagée entre le soignant et le résident. Les données ont été collectées dans un échantillon de 52 infirmiers et aides-soignants travaillant en EHPAD. Ainsi, nous avons comparé la perception de l’agressivité et la satisfaction relationnelle éprouvée par 26 soignants présentant de l’épuisement professionnel par rapport à 26 soignants n’en présentant pas.Le questionnaire comportait le Maslach Burnout Inventory, l’Echelle d’Agressivité Manifeste de Yudofsky et l’Echelle de satisfaction du soignant de Wilguski.Les résultats montrent que les soignants présentant de l’épuisement professionnel ont une perception plus accrue de l’agressivité des résidents. Cette perception de l’agressivité engendre une insatisfaction dans la relation partagée avec le résident. L’épuisement professionnel est donc associé à une perception plus élevée de l’agressivité et à une insatisfaction relationnelle avec le résident.