Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research: Volume 11 Issue 3

Sport and peacebuilding in post-conflict societies: the role of Open Fun Football Schools in Kosovo

Sanije Krasniqi, Besnik Krasniqi

The purpose of this paper is to fill the gap in the research literature on how sport can be used more productively as a peacebuilding device in post-conflict countries.

Exploratory comparison between fatal and non-fatal cases of intimate partner violence

Sandy Jung, Jayme Stewart

Much has been written about intimate partner homicide (IPH), but empirical examinations have been less rigorous and mostly descriptive in nature. The purpose of this paper is to…

Influence of everyday stress: mechanisms that elicit excitation transfer and dark behavior

Christie Tetreault, Eva Hoff

The purpose of this paper is to explore if a ringing cell phone could impact cognitive performance as well as being agitating to provoke aggressive reactions. The study…

Self-perception and interpersonal peacefulness: the mediating role of theory of mind and harmony

Zahra Khayyer, Hamidreza Oreyzi, Karim Asgari, Sverker Sikström

A wide range of variables, including cognitive, emotional and relational factors, could affect the level of peacefulness. The purpose of this paper is to examine key variables…

Applying signal detection theory to conflict escalation as a consequence of victimization with physiological arousal covariates

James M. Honeycutt, Jonathon K. Frost, Colton E. Krawietz

The signal detection theory has evolutionary foundations such that our ancestors who were able to detect signals of aggression survived, while those who could not were…

Sensitivity to facial affect in partner-violent men: the role of psychopathic and borderline traits

Julia Babcock, Jared Michonski

The purpose of this paper is to examine the associations among psychopathic and borderline traits, intimate partner violence (IPV) and sensitivity to facial affect. The authors…

Identification and analysis of major risk factors causing national terrorism

Andrey Vadimovich Novikov, Andrey Petrovich Koshkin

National terrorism is a comprehensive problem caused by various factors and conditions that give rise to or are capable of giving rise to it. The paper aims to discuss this issue.