Aggression and Violence

On February 28, 2020, the Pasadena Star News released an article advising the community that an active shooter drill at San Marino High School was canceled following parental objection ... Read More

I was surprised recently by a discussion among members of a group of therapists describing how they use sarcasm in their personal lives with their children and their spouses. I had assumed ... Read More

The role of video games (particularly violent ones) in aggression is an ongoing subject of scientific debate. Most research has focused on the effects of video games on children and adolescents. ... Read More

We are doing something wrong.  When thinking of the recent school and mass shootings, whether I’m considering the issue of gun control, mental health awareness, or any other related ... Read More

In the wake of a mass shooting, such as the recent tragedies in Parkland, Florida and Santa Fe, Texas, among others, proposed solutions often focus on gun control and mental health. The ... Read More

Video games do not prime people to behave aggressively, according to two new studies. Researchers from the University of York authored both studies. Most participants were between the ages ... Read More

Marked on November 20 each year, Transgender Day of Remembrance is an opportunity for individuals and communities to remember and honor those who have been killed as a result of gender-based ... Read More

School shooters may feel unable to live up to their school’s masculine norms, according to a study published in the journal Gender Issues. All 29 of the shootings the study identified ... Read More

The October 1 shooting that killed 58 people and wounded 489 was the 1,516th American mass shooting in 1,735 days. In the wake of mass shootings and other violent tragedies, there are inevitably ... Read More

Legislation that restricts access to alcohol may lower rates of alcohol-related violence, according to research published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Alcohol consumption ... Read More

According to a new working paper by psychologists Patrick Forscher and Nour Kteily, people who identify with “alt-right” ideologies see non-white people, women, feminists, and ... Read More

In the wake of terror attacks and acts of violence around the world—such as the white supremacy demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia, that led a man to plough a vehicle into a ... Read More