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Arnocky, S., Sunderani, S., Gomes, W., & Vaillancourt, T. (2015). Anticipated partner infidelity and men’s intimate partner violence: The mediating role of anxiety. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 9(3), 186-196. doi:10.1037/ebs0000021
In the article they tested a theory about male aggression and anxiety on infidelity. Infidelity is a major problem in our world leading to high rates of divorce. Many would say that adaptive challenges from women and men came from feelings of anxiety, worry and hyper arousal which could have a link to aggression. Feeling anxiety that leads to aggression is triggered from the hypothalamus and pituitary glands and puts your body in “fight or flight” mode, increasing stress hormones and heart …show more content…

Their aim was to test resilience and examine it between the violence and aggression of middle school and high school students. They claim that bullying has a huge effect on kids in schools and that some may cope and deal with it differently depending on the support and feeling of belonging at school and within their homes. They had 373 students grades 7-10, 54% were girls, 53% were White, 26% were Hispanic, and 56% were economically disadvantaged. Aggression, victimization, perceived family and school connectedness and demographic variables were measured in the study. Results showed that over time there was a decline in aggression due to the resilience process the kids had gone through over time and the closeness they had with their families as they got older. It also showed that the more a child felt they belonged in their school and the more they had the feeling of being protected and supported it compensated for the negative and lowered the aggression rates.
Parrott, D. J., & Lisco, C.G. (2015). Effects of alcohol and sexual prejudice on aggression toward sexual minorities. Psychology Of Violence, 5(3), 256-265.

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