News tagged with antisocial behaviour
Physical punishment of children potentially harmful to their long-term development
An analysis of research on physical punishment of children over the past 20 years indicates that such punishment is potentially harmful to their long-term development, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Associati ...
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Brain scans reveal differences in brain structure in teenagers with severe antisocial behavior
Brain scans of aggressive and antisocial teenage boys with conduct disorder (CD) have revealed differences in the structure of the developing brain that could link to their behaviour problems.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 01, 2011 |
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Diversity or deprivation -- what makes a 'bad' neighborhood
What people think about their neighborhood is much more strongly influenced by deprivation than by the degree of ethnic mixing in the area, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, carried ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Brain biology linked to severe teenage antisocial behaviour
The onset of severe antisocial behaviour in teenagers may be more than just 'falling in with the wrong crowd'. A new study jointly funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council (MRC) reveals ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Teenagers want to finish their studies and leave home
Two researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) have studied the relationship between teenagers' goals and antisocial behaviour. The results show that the principal goal of young people ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 18, 2010 |
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Girls 'protected' from showing antisocial behaviour until teens
(PhysOrg.com) -- Girls may be 'protected' from displaying antisocial behaviour until their teenage years, research suggests. The findings indicate that the brains of people with conduct disorder may operate ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 12, 2010 |
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Moralists have the last laugh
Over-fishing, tax evasion, freeriding: the Tragedy of the Commons happens again and again. A computer model now offers new insights into the way our society functions.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 11, 2010 |
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Violent teenage girls fail to spot anger or disgust in others' faces
(PhysOrg.com) -- Girls appear to be "protected" from showing antisocial behaviour until their teenage years, new research from the University of Cambridge has found.
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May 06, 2010 |
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Early puberty leads to increased aggression in women
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Queensland study has found that females who experience early puberty have increased levels of aggression.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 11, 2010 |
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Delinquent boys at increased risk of premature death and disability by middle age
Men who have a history of delinquency in childhood are more likely to die or become disabled by the time they are 48, and not just from the obvious consequences of antisocial behaviour, new research indicates.
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Are the monoamines involved in shaping conduct disorders?
Antisocial and aggressive behaviours represent a widespread and expensive social problem. Recent research has convincingly shown that there is a strong interaction between genetic inheritance and environment for development ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 13, 2009 |
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Young men living at home with parents are more violent
Young men who stay at home with their parents are more violent than those who live independently, according to new research at Queen Mary, University of London.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 20, 2009 |
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