Why are adolescents so sensitive to their peers' behavior? And is this sensitivity necessarily negative, as the term peer ...

Sora Shin, a Virginia Tech assistant professor with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, will study how brain circuits contribute to aggressive behavior with a $3.2 million grant from the ...

Adolescent aggression leads to accelerated biological aging and health risks by age 30, driven by ongoing relationship conflict.

Amid the digital revolution sweeping the globe, video games have become a fundamental component in the lives of children and ...

Physical aggression by young people toward their parents occurs quite frequently – yet the subject remains taboo. Victims often struggle with shame and avoid seeking help, hoping to shield their ...

A new study published in Acta Physiologica suggests that one gene may play a big role in how animals react to social situations. Researchers in Austria found that zebrafish missing a gene called ...

Scientists studying 1,300 golden retrievers have uncovered genetic clues explaining why some dogs are more anxious, energetic, or aggressive than others. Remarkably, several of the same genes linked ...