News Medical

One-third of adolescents report aggression toward parents

Physical aggression by young people toward their parents occurs quite frequently – yet the subject remains taboo. Victims often struggle with shame and avoid seeking help, hoping to shield their ...
News Medical

Study identifies high prevalence of hidden physical aggression toward young infants

About one in 20 infants worldwide is subjected to physical abuse by a caregiver in their first two years of life. That's the central finding of a new study co-led by researchers from the UBC faculty ...
Education Week

Rising Reports of School Violence Are Pushing Teachers to Want to Quit

An uptick in verbal and physical aggression has large numbers of educators expressing intentions to transfer schools or resign from the profession altogether. Threats and violence against P-12 ...
Nature

Developmental Trajectories of Aggression in Early Childhood

Aggressive behaviour in early childhood follows heterogeneous developmental pathways that can be broadly characterised by patterns of onset, continuity and desistence. For many children, physical ...
The Conversation

Resident‑to‑resident aggression is common in nursing homes. Here’s how we can improve residents’ safety

The Coroners Court of Victoria is undertaking an inquest into the deaths of eight aged care residents across six facilities, over a nine-month period in 2021. Each death occurred after an interaction ...