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Motherhood delor: narratives of pregnant and nursing mothers in violent spaces in Ghana
Sabina Appiah-Boateng Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The study aims to investigate how pregnant and nursing mothers’ stories have been neglected in writing about gender, security and spaces.The study chronicles Agogo Traditional Area’s pregnant and nursing mothers’ resistance and survival in this conflicted environment. The author used photo voices in a participatory photography design to give conflict-area women a voice. Interviews and observations supported this. Pregnant and nursing mothers were sampled using the purposive and snowball sampling te...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - April 15, 2024 Category: Criminology Authors: Sabina Appiah-Boateng Source Type: research

A review of research trends in the bullying of higher education employees, 2012 –2022
A review of research trends in the bullying of higher education employees, 2012–2022 Marguerite Albro Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this review is to explore and identify gaps within the trends that have occurred in research relating to the bullying of higher education employees.A systematized review procedure following preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines was used to search for and review literature for inclusion in the study. Studies were evaluated against predefined inclusion and exclusi...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - January 25, 2024 Category: Criminology Authors: Marguerite Albro Source Type: research

Effects of cyberbullying on the academic life of Ghanaian tertiary students
This study aims to examine the effects of cyberbullying on the academic lives of Ghanaian university students. It also establishes whether cyberbullying victims, perpetrators, victim-perpetrators and bystanders differed in their thoughts on the effects of cyberbullying on students’ academic lives.This study is anchored on Bandura’s theory of triadic reciprocal determinism and Abraham Maslow’s theory of needs. This study uses a cross-sectional survey design and quantitative approach to collect the data from 1,374 students from three public universities. The authors use descriptive statistics and ANOVA techniques to an...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - January 6, 2024 Category: Criminology Authors: Fred Awaah Andrew Tetteh Dorcas Adomaa Addo Source Type: research

Risk and protective factors for self-harm in secure mental health hospitals: a systematic review
Lisa Maria Beethoven Steene, Lisa Gaylor, Jane L. Ireland Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The current review aims to focus on how risk and protective factors for self-harm in secure mental health hospitals are captured in the literature.Fifty-seven articles were included in a systematic review, drawn from an initial 1,119 articles, post duplicate removal. Databases included Psycinfo, Psycarticles, Psycnet, Web of Science and EBSCO host. A thematic analysis was used, which included a meta-ethnographic approach for considering qualitative papers.There was a c...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - December 4, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Lisa Maria Beethoven Steene Lisa Gaylor Jane L. Ireland Source Type: research

Why do they decide to stay? Experience of Indian women surviving intimate partner violence
This study aims to examine, from a constructionist perspective, why women stay in abusive marriages and what factors prevent them from taking appropriate actions. Also, women’s experiences of surviving IPV were explored.Using a descriptive qualitative research method, the authors recruited and interviewed 17 women from northern India. The data were analysed thematically.The underlying themes that emerged in response to the research questions were the lack of family support, societal ideals, the culture of normalizing violence, fear, love and hope and emotional turmoil. The reason for women not to leave abusive marriages ...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - November 3, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: E.P. Abdul Azeez Dandub Palzor Negi Tanu Kukreja Kamini C. Tanwar M. Surya Kumar V. Kalyani Darakhshan Harmain Source Type: research

The appreciation of the collaboration agreements used to prevent intrafamilial homicides
John Marc Hamel Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to improve the understanding of how collaboration agreements function and their benefits for the environments where they are implemented. The goal of these initiatives is to bring together in partnerships the actors concerned by domestic violence and coordinate their actions to ensure the safety of persons at risk of intrafamilial homicides through an effective collaboration structure.The synthesis data originates from four research projects research work with the partners of four ...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - October 31, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: John Marc Hamel Source Type: research

Invited commentary on using music intervention and imagined interaction to deal with aggression and conflict
James M. Honeycutt Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this commentary is discuss how musical intervention and imagined interactions can be used to deal with conflict. Music has been called the universal language because of its tonality and rhythm. It affects conflict and aggression and helps people to deal with stress. Research is reviewed showing physiological arousal with background music. The effects of music on aggression are summarized in terms of emotional regulation, catharsis and empathy, and the use of mental imagery in the form of imag...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - October 31, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: James M. Honeycutt Source Type: research

State responses to herder –farmers conflict and peace-building in rural grazing areas of Nigeria
State responses to herder–farmers conflict and peace-building in rural grazing areas of Nigeria Abubakar Yinusa Muhammed, Waziri B. Adisa, Johnson Ayodele, Olawale James Gbadeyan, Esther Garba Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- Conflicts between herders and farmers in Nigeria in the last five years have been destructive to the corporate existence of Nigerian society and the Nigerian State, especially in Northcentral, Northwestern and Southern Nigeria. This paper aims to investigate the relationships between state responses and peace-building in rural grazing ...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - September 11, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Abubakar Yinusa Muhammed Waziri B. Adisa Johnson Ayodele Olawale James Gbadeyan Esther Garba Source Type: research

To stay silent or to blow the whistle? Bystander ’s intervening acts when witnessing intimate partner violence (IPV)
This study involved participants with real-life experience of being a bystander to IPV. The mixed methodology provided an insight into the psychological processes, which underpin bystander experiences of IPV and maps onto the literature in relation to whistleblowing. (Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research)
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - August 11, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Abby Griffin Rachel Worthington Source Type: research

Psychological effects of collective political traumas and post-traumatic growth
This study aims to determine whether perceived social support, assumptions about the world, psychological resilience and psychological symptoms predict post-traumatic growth (PTG). In addition, the study examines whether differences existed between the participants’ PTG and the four cited variables according to the type of trauma and major sociodemographic variables.This study recruited 324 individuals who completed the PTG Inventory, Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, World Assumption Scale, Brief Psychological Resilience Scale and Symptom Checklist-90-R Symptom Screening List. Data were analyzed using reg...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - July 18, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Hanife Kahraman Dilara K ına Source Type: research

Patient and visitor verbal aggression toward frontline health-care workers: a qualitative study of experiences and potential solutions
Gina Myers, Christopher Kowal Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- Violence toward frontline health-care workers (HCWs) from patients and visitors is a pervasive issue that ranges from verbal and psychological abuse to physical assault. The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased reports of escalated verbal workplace aggressions (VWPAs); however, most studies have been conducted internationally. Studies based in the USA have focused on physical violence experienced by nurses and paramedics in emergency situations. The purpose of this study is to ...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - July 8, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Gina Myers Christopher Kowal Source Type: research

Examining the relationship between negative social exchange and suicidal ideation: the role of thwarted interpersonal needs
This study sought to evaluate the association between negative social exchange (NSE) and SI via the framework of the interpersonal theory of suicide. Participants were a diverse sample of N = 243 college students, with a mean age of 19.98 years (SD = 3.15). Participants were predominantly female (68.3%) and Hispanic/Latinx (39.5%), white (21.4%) or multiracial/multiethnic (24.3%). Participants completed survey measures to assess each of the constructs of interest.Results indicated a significant indirect effect from NSE to SI via perceived burdensomeness, but not thwarted belongingness.While individual-level interventions...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - June 29, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Ryan M. Hill Sarah Pardue-Bourgeois Kaylee Myichell Perkins Zain Hussain Source Type: research

Constraints on peace research in war-torn situations: Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
Kudakwashe Chirambwi Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- It is assumed that fieldwork experiential learning on constraints of survey and ethnography research orientations in investigating armed conflict in Africa can contribute to the body of knowledge and help practitioners as well as other researchers working in difficult situations, such as war zones. More importantly, this paper aims to understand significant problems in Southern Africa, further methodological debates and produce new frontiers of knowledge in Southern African research studies. This paper wi...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - June 6, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Kudakwashe Chirambwi Source Type: research

The paradigm of peace enhancing peace culture
This study also illustrates that peace and conflict studies cannot be restricted to the resolution of war, violence and conflict. It can likewise aid us in addressing cultural, racial, religious and ethnic concerns. In addition, this research demonstrates that encouraging positive peace (and discouraging negative peace) can be used as a deterrent against violence, including war and conflict. Furthermore, this paper demonstrates the significance of personal peace and some other types of peace. It demonstrates that inner peace combined with external peace yields personal peace. Therefore, an individual may not be able to enj...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - June 6, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Esther Oreofeoluwa Esho Source Type: research

Terrorism and economic governance in Africa: analysis of the impact of Boko-Haram on banking administration in Nigeria
Julius Adavize Adinoyi, Martin Ouma, Mumo Nzau Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- Using system theory, this paper aims to interrogate the impact of Boko-Haram on bank administration. The paper explains how death, injury and property destruction caused by terrorism affect banking supervision and structures.With the aid of a mixed research method, this paper conducted 47 interviews. It extracted secondary data from the Central Bank of Nigeria database, the National Deposit Insurance Corporation publications, Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access Survey, the ...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - May 31, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Julius Adavize Adinoyi Martin Ouma Mumo Nzau Source Type: research