According to a new psychosocial study, reactive and proactive types of aggressive behavior in 6-year-old children share most of the same genetic factors. However, their evolution over time seems to be ...

Violent impulses and outbursts are nothing new in society, and a fundamental question of human existence is how violent tendencies arise in people. Twins provide researchers with a unique opportunity ...

VIENNA — Despite impulsive behaviors and vocal tics, patients with Tourette's syndrome (TS) are no more aggressive than healthy individuals, say Hungarian scientists, who urge compassion toward ...

Researchers find that primary school children with reduced cognitive skills for planning and self-restraint are more likely to show increased aggression in middle childhood. The study examined the ...

Prior longitudinal studies have established the relationship between schizophrenia and violence. However, previous studies on aggression and schizotypal personality are scarce. The present study ...

MONTREAL, December 20, 2017 - Over the past few months, many local cases of assault and harassment have come to light and been widely discussed in the news, both here and in the U.S. and Europe. Why ...