Life history theory argues that exposure to early life adversity (ELA) accelerates
development, although existing evidence for this varies. We present a meta-analysis and …

We review the literature on aggression in women with an emphasis on laboratory
experimentation and hormonal and brain mechanisms. Women tend to engage in more …

Thoroughly revised and updated, this third edition offers a comprehensive and up-to-date
overview of the social psychology of aggression, covering all the relevant major theories …

Since the early 1960s, research evidence has been accumulating that suggests that
exposure to violence in television, movies, video games, cell phones, and on the Internet …

This book aims to inform students about the latest research and the most promising and
effective programs and for understanding, preventing and controlling juvenile delinquency …

This study examined the links between desensitization to violent media stimuli and habitual
media violence exposure as a predictor and aggressive cognitions and behavior as …

Previous research has linked higher levels of hopelessness about one's future to violent
behavior during adolescence; however, little is known about this relationship over time for …

This revised text provides updates that reflect new findings in the field of media violence
research during childhood and adolescence. Throughout the book, special attention is paid …

Bronfenbrenner's (1979) ecological model proposes that events in higher order social
ecosystems should influence human development through their impact on events in lower …

A growing number of children and adolescents play video games (VGs) for long amounts of
time. The current outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic has significantly reduced outdoor …