Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research: Volume 2 Issue 1

Editorial

Nicola Graham‐Kevan, Jane Ireland, Michelle Davies, Douglas Fry

Individual risk factors for school bullying

David Farrington, Anna Baldry

This article reviews individual risk factors for bullying, especially gender, age, aggressiveness, low intelligence and achievement, hyperactivity‐impulsiveness, low empathy, low…

Sex differences in 2D: 4D ratio, aggression and conflict resolution in African children and adolescents: a cross‐cultural study

Marina Butovskaya, Valentina Burkova, Audax Mabulla

This study was conducted on children and adolescents from the three tribal cultures from Northern Tanzania: the Hadza, the Datoga and the Iraqw. The comparative data on aggression…

Differentiating patterns of aggression in the family

Louise Dixon, Kevin Browne, Catherine Hamilton‐Giachritsis, Eugene Ostapuik

The feasibility and prevalence of reciprocal, hierarchical and paternal patterns of family aggression hypothesised by Dixon and Browne (2003) were explored within a sample of…

A contemporary review of the alcohol/aggression relationship and the Buss‐Perry Aggression Questionnaire for use in an alcohol dependent population

Andrew McPherson, Colin Martin

A contemporary review of the psychometric properties of the Buss‐Perry Aggression Questionnaire was undertaken to assess its suitability for an alcohol dependent population. Three…

Do fears of terrorism predict trust in government?

Samuel Sinclair, Alice LoCicero

Since 9/11, 2001, protection from terrorism has become a poignant issue in the political spectrum, and some have argued that fears of terrorism have been manipulated for political…

Silence the Violence

Nanette Minnaar

This paper focuses on modelling as a causal factor of violence in South Africa and the United Kingdom, and on a unique aggressive behavioural programme called ‘Silence the…