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The Resident-intruder Paradigm: A Standardized Test for Aggression, Violence and Social Stress
Published on: July 4, 2013
Stuck in the heat or stuck in the hierarchy? Power relations explain regional variations in violence
Mario Weick1, Milica Vasiljevic2, Ayse K Uskul1
1School of Psychology,University of Kent,Canterbury,Kent CT2 7NP,United Kingdomm.weick@kent.ac.ukA.K.Uskul@kent.ac.ukcm666@kent.ac.ukhttps://www.kent.ac.uk/psychology/people/weickm/https://www.kent.ac.uk/psychology/people/uskula/https://www.kent.ac.uk/psychology/people/moonc/.
Abstract:
We contend that an ecological account of violence and aggression requires consideration of societal and cultural settings. Focusing on hierarchical relations, we argue countries with higher (vs. lower) power distance are, on average, located closer to the equator, have more challenging climates (e.g., higher temperature; lower temperature variation), and have a greater prevalence of violence and aggression (e.g., higher homicide rates).
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