Tag: aggression

Bird study suggests variations in sex steroid gene expression can predict aggressive behaviors

From the Indiana University press release via Newswise: An Indiana University biologist has shown that natural variation in measures of the brain’s ability to process steroid hormones predicts functional variation… Read more »

Study links school-based mental health support to positive outcomes for children

From the University College London press release via EurekAlert!: A study of more than 18,000 children across England found that embedding mental health support in schools as part of the… Read more »

Study suggests mothers exposed to violence may be more prone to aggressive parenting

From the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign press release: Mothers who witness or are victims of violence in their communities are more likely to engage in psychologically and physically aggressive parenting… Read more »

Study suggest a combination of spanking and genetics may increase childhood aggression

From the University of Texas, Dallas press release via Newswise: A study co-authored by UT Dallas criminologist Dr. J.C. Barnes shows that the risk of problem behavior during childhood —… Read more »