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The menopause transition is a time of significant biological, psychological, and social change
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Perspectives on aging: Psychology across the lifespan
Sue Grigson’s research could help change the way we treat addiction
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Brad J. Bushman, PhD, Psychology of Violence
Bushman, editor-in-chief of Psychology of Violence, plans to bring many innovative ideas as well as improve accessibility for anyone that is interested in learning more about the journal.
Psychology of Violence
Highly cited original research devoted to the prevention and identification of violence and extreme aggression. Read the latest research, submit your paper, and more.
Youth Violence: What We Know and What We Need to Know [PDF]
After the Sandy Hook Elementary School rampage shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, the authors wrote a report for the National Science Foundation on what is known and not known about youth violence. This article summarizes and updates that report.
Do Sex and Violence Sell? A Meta-Analytic Review of the Effects of Sexual and Violent Media and Ad Content on Memory, Attitudes, and Buying Intentions [PDF]
This meta-analysis examined the effects of sexual media, violent media, sexual ads, and violent ads on the advertising outcomes of brand memory, brand attitudes, and buying intentions.
On Feeding Those Hungry for Praise: Person Praise Backfires in Children With Low Self-Esteem [PDF]
This study indicates that adults are inclined to give children with low self-esteem person praise but that such praise ironically backfires.
Violent Video Game Effects on Aggression, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior in Eastern and Western Countries [PDF]
Meta-analytic procedures were used to test the effects of violent video games on aggressive behavior,aggressive cognition, aggressive affect, physiological arousal, empathy/desensitization, and prosocial behavior.
Violence and Sex Impair Memory for Television Ads [PDF]
In this study, participants watched a violent, sexually explicit, or neutral TV program that contained 9 ads. They were asked to recall the advertised brands and identify the advertised brands from slides of supermarket shelves. The next day, they were telephoned and asked to recall the advertised brands again.
