Citation
Davies, M., Fry, D.P., Graham-Kevan, N. and Ireland, J.L. (2013), "Editorial", Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Vol. 5 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/jacpr.2013.5505baa.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2013, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Editorial
Article Type: Editorial From: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Volume 5, Issue 2
In this, the second issue of the Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research of 2013, once again we include a broad range of articles aimed at a multi-disciplinary readership. As always, the aim is to produce each issue with something to inform both the theorist and the practitioner working across the social sciences.
This issue begins with an experimental article on rape scripting by Michelle Davies, Jayne Walker, John Archer and Paul Pollard. This paper utilises a student sample to investigate how rapes committed against both male and female victims are scripted. Findings revealed several differences between the ways that male and female rape is scripted that focussed around the gender stereotypes of men and women. This paper presents a timely extension of the on-going research by Michelle Davies and colleagues, to include a socio-cognitive explanation of perceptions of rape.
The second article in this issue is written by Anthony Feinstein and offers a unique and timely investigation of psychological wellbeing amongst journalists who work in war zones. This study compared the wellbeing of journalists who work in war zones local to their home (in this case, Mexico) and those journalists who confront war during their working lives, but who are able to leave the scene and return to safety. It was found that the Mexican sample showed greater psychopathology than other journalists, and the clear take home message from this study is that more treatment and support is needed for such employees.
The third article in this issue is authored by Helen Brunger and colleagues, and offers a further insight of how psychological wellbeing is affected by war, this time in ex-service personnel after discharge from the UK armed forces. In-depth interviews with 11 such participants found that identity issues were pertinent in the switch back from military to civilian life. Specifically issues around loss (of identity) and the attempting to bridge the gap between these two very different worlds were explored. This paper argues that more detailed support is needed for those leaving a life in the UK military.
The final article of this issue, by Gloria Macassa, Anders Walander and Joaquim Soares, investigates violence against Swedish women, in a sample of single and married mothers from the 2006 Stockholm County Public Health Survey. Findings showed that single mothers were more likely to be victimised than married ones, particularly among those women with low educational background and income level, and who had a low level of social support. The authors ask for surveying in the future to further identify high risk groups so that direct targeting of health care and other forms of support can be made.
The editorial team trusts that this current issue provides the broad-reaching approach to the study of aggression, conflict and peace studies that now forms the hallmark of this journal. We welcome new submissions from a wide range of subject areas, theoretical backgrounds, and methodologies that further our theoretical and practical understanding of human aggression conflict and peace. Submissions should be made through our ScholarOne site: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jacpr
Michelle Davies, Douglas P. Fry, Nicola Graham-Kevan, Jane L. Ireland