On the whole, results from psychology research studies don't support a direct connection between playing violent video games and aggressive behavior.
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We know being nice is good for friendships. But we wanted to find out why some antisocial people are socially successful. So we looked at whether rebels had more friends in high school than nice kids.
What's often missing from domestic violence responses are investments and strategies to stop men perpetrating violence in the first place.
From aggressive patients with Alzheimer's to frustrated caregivers, dementia is increasingly entwined with violence in private homes and residential facilities.
Famously feminized by the Nazis – and later used in prison cells to limit aggression in inmates – the color pink toes a shaky line between social psychology and gender stereotyping.
New research on roaring shows that women underestimate their own strength.
Jamie Carragher blamed a moment of madness for spitting at car passengers. But where do these moments come from?
A new study exploring the number of alcohol-related injuries treated at Sydney emergency department has found the lockout seem to be having an impact.
For years, there have been questions about research showing connections between playing violent video games and aggressive behavior.
Some people believe different drinks make them feel differently. But the effect alcohol has on your mood depends on factors like where you are drinking it and how you're feeling at the time.
And yet it's still technically legal in the UK.
Sometimes a dog can have very good reasons for hating its humans.
A review of the research suggests
that pressure to put on a happy face could make us more aggressive.
It's important to strike a balance between helping others and looking after yourself.
Aggression against sexual minorities is rooted in society-level stigmas that devalue LGBT individuals.
Spanking does not lead to better behavior by children. Instead, it could lead to some adverse, long-term consequences.
Commonly prescribed antidepressants increase the risk of suicidal thoughts in teenagers, so why isn't this a bigger deal in drug trials?
Baseless claims about the damage done to kids' development create needless panic. And they distract from legitimate, evidence-based concerns with which parents need to engage.
A study has shown that alcohol and oxytocin, often dubbed "the love hormone" are more similar than we thought.
Driverless cars could soon be cruising Australian roads if South Australia gives the go-ahead to reforms to its road legislation. The technology promises to increase safety on our roads, but what happens…
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Professor of Psychology, Stetson University
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Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia
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Deputy Director of Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University
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Professor, Southern Cross University
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Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University
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Lecturer in Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience, Southern Cross University
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Psychology and ARC Future Fellow, UNSW
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Professor of Psychology, University of Stirling
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Professor of Family Violence Prevention, Royal Women's Hospital and the Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology, Nottingham Trent University
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PhD Researcher, Nature and Function of Human Nonverbal Vocalisations, University of Sussex
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Professor of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
