Aggressive Behavior in Children Today; Are We Safe? Aggressive behavior can alter the lives of many, it is evidenced by the horrific stories that propagate the media. Children randomly shooting in schools, fired workers retaliating on their previous place of employment, damaging property or even ...

Within the past few decades there has been a growing concern about exposure to media violence. Many people have directly associated aggression and hostile thoughts to the viewing of, or participation in, violent media. It is now abundant in many forms: movies, music, video games, television shows, a...

Assertiveness is a necessary quality for success in virtually any professional field, and it is often helpful in non-business dealings and relationships, as well. On the other hand, assertiveness is a double-edged sword, because in some contexts, several elements required for asse...

Cummings, J.G., Pepler, D.J., & Moore, T.E. (1999). Behavior problems in children exposed to wife abuse: Gender differences. Journal of Family Violence, 14, 133-155. Introduction: The purpose of this research is to focus on behavior problems that children witnesses of domestic violence ...

Half of all marriages in our country lead to divorce regardless of children. It is no wonder that these divorces affect the children in some way. Under certain circumstances, divorce is beneficial to the children and parents, but the effects will still be present. The effects can range from mildly i...

Freedom of Speech Editorial by Tatiana Buhler The facts are out there. Children and adolescents are affected by the violence they are exposed to, and they are watching television violence in increasing numbers each year. According to ACNielsen's market research, the average child watches 25...

No matter how frustrated or "caught up" people get they will not aggress against something that they are truly physically afraid of. There are sports where the rules have to be policed by the players in order for the game to survive. The nature of aggression in high aggression sports r...

It is arguable to say that humans are inherently violent. A look at the various definitions of violence and what it is presumed to be, learned behavior, or an instinct, will give an insight into the connection between violence and humans. Various scholars seem to suggest that social structures lead ...