Human Aggression

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For centuries, scholars have debated the causes of aggression and the means to reduce its occurrence. Human Aggression brings together internationally recognized experts discussing the most current psychological research on the causes and prevention of aggression. Scholars, policy makers, practitioners, and those generally concerned with the growing issue of aggression find this a much needed reference work. Topics include how aggression is related to the usage of drugs, how temperature affects aggression, the effect of the mass media on aggression, violence by men against women, and the treatment of anger/aggression in clinical settings. The book also provides a comprehensive review of theory and methodology in the study of aggression.

Presents the latest research findings from internationally recognized researchers
Familiarizes the reader with implications of aggression research
Examines the causes and prevention of aggression
Offers perspectives for both the researcher and policy maker

Front Cover 2
Human Aggression: Theories, Research, and Implications for Social Policy 5
Copyright Page 6
Contents 7
Contributors 15
Preface 17
Chapter 1. Processes and Personal Variables in Affective Aggression 19
- Processes in Aggression 20
- Individual Variables in Aggression 25
- Conclusion 35
- References 35
Chapter 2. Methodology in the Study of Aggression: Integrating Experimental and Nonexperimental Findings 41
- Measurement of Aggression 42
- Convergence of Laboratory Aggression Measures 45
- Similarity of Real-World and Laboratory Aggression 47

Front Cover 2
Human Aggression: Theories, Research, and Implications for Social Policy 5
Copyright Page 6
Contents 7
Contributors 15
Preface 17
Chapter 1. Processes and Personal Variables in Affective Aggression 19
- Processes in Aggression 20
- Individual Variables in Aggression 25
- Conclusion 35
- References 35
Chapter 2. Methodology in the Study of Aggression: Integrating Experimental and Nonexperimental Findings 41
- Measurement of Aggression 42
- Convergence of Laboratory Aggression Measures 45
- Similarity of Real-World and Laboratory Aggression 47
- Can One Generalize the Results from the Artificial Confines of the Laboratory to the Real World? 48
- Results 51
- Literature Search Procedure 51
- Situation Variables and Aggression 54
- Dealing with Real-World/Laboratory Discrepancies 60
- General Discussion 61
- References 62
Chapter 3. Affective Aggression : The Role of Stress, Pain, and Negative Affect 67
- An Outline of the Theoretical Framework 67
- Social Stress and Antisocial Conduct 69
- Relation between the Experience and Behavior 83
- Inhibiting the Activated Affected Aggression 84
- References 88
Chapter 4. The Role of Social Information Processing and Cognitive Schema in the Acquisition and Maintenance of Habitual Aggress 91
- Introduction 91
- Emergence of Information Processing Models of Social Behavior 92
- Fundamentals of Information Processing Models 93
- Information Processing Principles Applied to Social Cognition 96
- Automatic or Controlled Cognitive Processing 98
- Aggressive Behavior, Anger, and Social Cognition 102
- Cognitive Processes Mediating Aggressive Behavior 104
- Empirical Data on Information Processing and Aggression 113
- Conclusions 119
- References 121
Chapter 5. Aggression and the Self: High Self-Esteem, Low Self-Control, and Ego Threat 129
- Introduction 129
- Threatened Egotism and Aggressive Behavior 130
- Self-Control and Aggression 143
- Concluding Remarks 150
- References 151
Chapter 6. Psychoactive Drugs and Human Aggression 157
- Classification of Psychoactive Drugs 157
- Traditional Perspectives 159
- Experimental Investigation 166
- Discussion 173
- Policy Implications 177
- References 179
Chapter 7. Harmful Effects of Exposure to Media Violence: Learning of Aggression, Emotional Desensitization, and Fear 185
- Exposure to Television 186
- Violence on American Television 187
- Conclusions about the Effects of Media Violence 192
- Theoretical Perspectives on Media Violence 194
- Contextual Features of Violence 203
- Issues of Cognitive Development and Aggression 209
- Possible Solutions of Mitigating the Effects of Media Violence 210
- Summary and Conclusions 212
- References 213
Chapter 8. Male Violence Toward Women: an Integrated Perspective 221
- Theoretical Conceptualizations 223
- An Integrative Contextual Developmental Model 227
- Types of Violence against Women: Overview of Common and Unique Characteristics 230
- Policy Implications 238
- References 240
Chapter 9. The Confluence Model as an Organizing Framework for Research on Sexually Aggressive Men : Risk Moderators, Imagined 247
- The Confluence Model of Sexual Aggression 248
- Attenuating Factors and Acting Out of Aggression 253
- Imagined Sexual Aggression 255
- Pornography Consumption 257
- Summary 260
- References 261
Chapter 10. Temperature and Aggression: Paradox, Controversy, and A (Fairly) Clear Picture 265
- A Brief History of the Temperature–Aggression Hypothesis 266
- The Temperature-Aggression Paradox 267
- Major Issues in the Study of Heat Effects 271
- Epistemological Strategies 278
- Geographic Region 282
- Time Period 288
- Concomitant Studies 298
- Key Theoretical Models Reexamined 307
- Promising Directions 310
- Applications 311
- References 311
Index 317

Theories, Research, and Implications for Social Policy

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