Prevention and Control of Aggression and the Impact on its Victims

452 Pages·2001·11.89 MB·English

by  Menno R. Kruk

PREVENTION AND CONTROL
OF AGGRESSION AND THE
IMPACT ON ITS VICTIMS
PREVENTION AND CONTROL
OF AGGRESSION AND THE
IMPACT ON ITS VICTIMS
Edited by
Manuela Martinez
University of Valencia
Valencia, Spain
Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
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Prevention anei control of a_ion and the impact on it5 victims I edited by Manuela Martinez.
p.em.
"Proceedings ofthe XIV World Meeting ofthe International Society for Reaearch on
Aggression ... beld July 9-14, 2000, Valencia, Spain."
Includea bibliographical references and index.
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Martinez, Manuela, 1958-n. International Society for Researcb on Aggreasion. World
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Preface
Aggression between individuals occurs in contexts ranging from the
home, when parents spank their children, to international war. To understand
the bases of aggression it is thus necessary to study phenomena ranging from
the motivation of individuals to the complex social processes involved in
war.
Scientists from backgrounds as different as genetics and human relations
have gathered information about the causes and the ways to prevent and
control the display of aggression in our society. These interventions have to
be diverse in order to deal with all aspects of human beings and society,
varying from pharmacological control in individuals to programs of peace to
promote respect among people and among nations.
This book is the result of research studies presented at the XIV World.
Meeting of the International Society for Research on Aggression, held in
Valencia, Spain, in July 2000. The main purpose has been to cover the
majority of approaches used in research on aggression and violence in which
scientists are involved at the present. Special emphasis has been given to
interventions to control and prevent aggression that have been proposed at
different levels and that are currently being examined. The book starts with
chapters that deal with the biology of aggression, including neuroanatomy,
neurochemistry, neuroendocrinology, genetics and psychopathology.
Following these, a wide range of chapters present information about
aggression in children and adolescents in different settings such as family,
school and community. Studies on aggression in specific relationships such
as marital and sexual, and specific settings such as bars, prisons and traffic
provide insight into the diversity and complexity of aggressive behavior.
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Differences between cultures with respect to aggression, social prejudice,
war and programs of peace complete the diversity of approaches used in the
study of this behavior.
On the other hand, independently of the wide spectrum of aggression and
violence displayed in our society, the consequence of this behavior on the
victims is always the same: humiliation, pain, alteration in development and
health status, and even death. Taking into account that being aggressive does
not exclude the possibility of being a victim and vice versa, in this book the
impact that aggression has on the victims has also been considered. A small
number of representative chapters about victims are included, ranging from
the impact of aggression on behavior and physiology in animal models to
victims of war.
This book is aimed at academics, and professionals of psychology,
psychiatry, education, social affairs, and political sciences interested in
aggression and violence who wish to widen their view of this disgraceful
aspect of human society.
Manuela Martinez
University of Valencia, Spain
Acknowledgments
The preparation of this book has been supported by a grant from the
Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology (Ref: PGC2000-2369-E). I am
very grateful to Joanna Lawrence of Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers,
for inviting me to prepare this book and for her guidance during the process.
Special thanks are given to Miriam Phillips for the revision of the English
style.
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Contents
Sensible or senseless vi~lence from the brain: Role of
the hypothalamus in violence
MENNO R. KRUK AND J6ZSEF HALLER
Effects of 5-HT and GABA agents on aggressive responding 17
of adult men with a history of childhood conduct disorder
DON R. CHEREK AND SCOTI D. LANE
Biochemical and molecular genetic factors in habitual violence 27
and antisocial alcoholism: Control and preventive interventions
MATII VIRKKUNEN
The role of serotonin in the modulation of aggression: 37
Studies using tryptophan manipulation
AL YSON J. BOND AND JANET WINGROVE
Changes in brain monoaminergic systems in 45
apomorphine-sensitized aggressive male Wistar rats
LEMBIT ALLIKMETS AND VALLO MATIO
Stress hormones and aggression: Animal models of 51
human pathologies
J6ZSEF HALLER AND MENNO R. KRUK
Testosterone and aggression in male and female preschool children 61
JOSE R. SANCHEZ-MARTIN, EDUARDO FANO,
LEONOR AHEDO, JAIONE CARDAS,
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PAUL F. BRAIN, AND ARANTZA AZPIROZ
The genetics of aggression: From mice to humans 71
STEPHEN C. MAXSON, PIERRE L. ROUBERTOux,
PASCALE GUILLOT, AND DAVID GOLDMAN
Neuroimaging in human aggression: Conceptual and 83
methodological issues
MICHAEL WONG
The Report Form for Aggressive Episodes (REFA) 95
in the treatment of violent psychotic patients
STAL BJ0RKLY
Sleep pathology and antisocial behavior: A need for research 101
NATHAN A. MICHAEL
Treatment of borderline personality disorder: 109
Reducing self-aggression
DONNA E. HURDLE
Complexity in the causal pathways of aggression in children: 113
A rationale for treatment
TAMMY L. HUGHES
Prevention of antisocial behavior in high-risk boys: 121
The Montreal longitudinal and experimental study
RENE CARBONNEAU, FRANK VITARO, AND
RICHARD E. TREMBLAY
The relationship between playing violent electronic games 129
and aggression in adolescents
PATRiCIA ARRIAGA FERREIRA AND
JOSE Luis PAlS RIBEIRO
Changes in school playground to reduce aggressive behaviour 137
AMALIA REBOLO MARQUES, CARLOS NETO,
AND BEATRIZ OLIVEIRA PEREIRA
Aggression, friendship and reconciliation in primary 147
school children
MARINA L. BUTOVSKA YA
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Peer bullying in Spanish secondary schools: A national scale 155
study for the Ombudsman's Report on school violence
CRISTINA DEL BARRIO, ELENA MARTIN,
IGNACIO MONTERO, ISABEL FERNANDEZ,
AND HECTOR GUTIERREZ
A script-cartoon narrative of bullying in children and adolescents: 161
A research tool to assess cognitions, emotions and coping
strategies in bullying situations
ANA ALMEIDA, CRISTINA DEL BARRIO,
MARGARIDA M. MARQUES, HECTOR GUTIERREZ,
AND KEVIN VAN DER MEULEN
Stress management and reduction of aggression in grade 169
school children
MARIA NAPOLI
The effects of exposure to chronic community violence 173
on preschool behavior
L. ORIANA LINARES
Physical aggression in the family: Prevalence rates, links to 181
non-family violence, and implications for primary prevention
of societal violence
MURRAY A. STRAUS
Parenting-styles, self-control and male juvenile delinquency: 201
The mediating role of self-control
ENDY A.W. DEN EXTER BLOKLAND,
RUTGER C.M.E. ENGELS, AND CATRIN FINKENAUER
The role of third parties in conflicts among Colombian 209
preadolescents
ENRIQUE CHAUX
Global perspectives on wife beating and health care 215
JACQUELYN C. CAMPBELL
Post-separation violence: The male perspective 229
ANNE McMURRAY
Males acquaintance rape proclivity: A multivariate approach 237
VICTORIA-JANE WILLAN AND PAUL POLLARD