Pub Date : 2026-01-22DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2026.102135
Milica Mitrović , Veselin Mitrović
In this paper, we explore archaeological evidence of violence in prehistoric contexts, covering the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods (approximately 3 million to 4 thousand years ago), and including ancestral and related species of Homo sapiens. Our study aims to clarify how archaeologists interpret material remains to understand past violent behaviors, shedding light on their causes and reconstructing the social environments in which these acts took place. We also incorporate insights from the emerging field of the archaeology of emotions, investigating the potential to discern emotions related to violent behaviors. We examine archaeological evidence of violent behavior and contemporary understandings of emotions tied to specific forms of aggression. Using analogy not as a direct interpretative tool but as a way to think through possible scenarios, we discuss whether emotions can be identified in prehistoric violent contexts. Key topics include the earliest signs of interpersonal violence among early hominins, later intergroup conflicts, violence against animals, and aggressive acts such as the destruction of physical objects. All evidence is analyzed cross-culturally and from the perspective of various disciplines.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-22DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2026.102134
Ángel Romero-Martínez , María Beser-Robles , Leonor Cerdá-Alberich , Fernando Aparici , Luis Martí-Bonmatí , Carolina Sarrate-Costa , Marisol Lila , Luis Moya-Albiol
There is a particular interest in establishing the brain correlates of psychopathy, linking variations in thickness and/or volume of specific cortical regions with psychopathic traits, to adequately define this psychological construct. Psychopathy is a risk factor for various forms of violence, including intimate partner violence (IPV). However, little is known about the relationship between cortical thickness and psychopathic traits in men convicted of IPV. Therefore, we initially conducted a review summarizing how variations in thickness or volume of specific cortical regions have been clearly linked to psychopathy. Based on previous conclusions, we assessed the relationship between psychopathic traits (measured using the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised) and the thickness of specific cortical regions in a group of IPV perpetrators and controls (n = 125), controlling potential confounding variables. The second aim was to evaluate whether the association between psychopathy and cortical thickness differed between IPV perpetrators and controls. Our results indicate that, across the entire sample, psychopathic traits were significantly and inversely correlated with thickness in the left orbitofrontal cortex, bilateral superior frontal gyrus, right dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, left insula, and right anterior cingulate. These findings partly support previous research in this field. However, the inclusion of group as a moderating variable in the association between psychopathic traits and cortical thickness did not significantly increase the amount of explained variance. This means that the link between these variables was similar in both groups. This study describes which cortical regions seem to be particularly relevant for psychopathy, which might help forensic practice develop accurate profiles by combining psychological and neuroimaging techniques.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-19DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2026.102136
Wonki Lee
While prior research has documented robust associations between child maltreatment and adolescent aggression, most studies have conceptualized this relationship as unidirectional, focusing primarily on the consequences of maltreatment for later aggressive behavior. In contrast, emerging theoretical and empirical work suggests that parent and adolescent behaviors might reciprocally influence one another over time. However, longitudinal examinations of this bidirectional association, particularly during early-to-mid adolescence, remain limited, especially in non-Western contexts. Using a nationally representative longitudinal sample of South Korean adolescents from the Korea Child and Youth Panel Study (n = 2267), the present study examined the reciprocal relationship between child maltreatment and adolescent aggression across five annual waves from ages 10 to 14. Random-intercept cross-lagged panel models were employed to distinguish between stable between-person differences and within-person changes over time. Results revealed significant autoregressive effects for both child maltreatment and adolescent aggression, indicating substantial continuity in each construct throughout early-to-mid adolescence. In addition, significant cross-lagged effects emerged in both directions: higher levels of maltreatment predicted subsequent increases in adolescent aggression, while elevated aggression predicted later increases in maltreatment by parents. Model comparison tests further demonstrated that these reciprocal associations remained stable across time, suggesting a constrained developmental process during this stage. Collectively, these findings provide strong evidence for a stable, reciprocal relationship between child maltreatment and adolescent aggression during early-to-mid adolescence. The results extend bidirectional and developmental perspectives by illustrating that parent and adolescent behaviors mutually influence one another within a critical developmental stage. Implications for prevention programs that simultaneously address parenting practices and adolescents' emotional and behavioral adjustment are discussed.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2025.102108
Patricia Campie , Chandler Hill Lichtenfels , Kirsten Chaplin
This study reviewed evidence on push and pull factors motivating individuals to join, engage or support groups who commit violence in the community or against political or ideological opponents. Community violence is distinct from political violence in that the focus of violence is contained within smaller geographic areas (e.g., neighborhood, city) and committed largely against intimates and peers or in the furtherance of a criminal enterprise (e.g., drug sales). Whereas, political violence is typically dispersed across many different geographic areas, against enemy combatants and innocents in the way, in the furtherance of change in the dominant political or ideological power structures. While there are distinct difference between subgroups within these two broad typologies of group violence, everyday violence within the community could not be confused with armed conflict and is generally understood by researchers, policymakers, and the public to be distinct from each other (Ray, 2017). From a universe of 1872 articles identified for review, 129 studies underwent thematic analysis and research synthesis using meta-aggregation methods, as outlined by the Cochrane Collaboration. Results confirmed previous findings from the community-based violence literature that there are multiple pathways into violence – being bystanders to, victims of, or direct engagement in violence. This finding held true regardless of violent group type, finding that push and pull factors were largely the same for those involved in community-based violence or armed conflict directed towards political or ideological opponents. This finding points to using a comprehensive approach to prevent violent group affiliation by inserting prevention opportunities with populations at risk for violence at different points in their risk development pathway, as victims and bystanders.
{"title":"Exploring similarities in push pull factors among individuals involved in armed conflict and community based violent groups: A systematic review of the research","authors":"Patricia Campie , Chandler Hill Lichtenfels , Kirsten Chaplin","doi":"10.1016/j.avb.2025.102108","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.avb.2025.102108","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study reviewed evidence on push and pull factors motivating individuals to join, engage or support groups who commit violence in the community or against political or ideological opponents. Community violence is distinct from political violence in that the focus of violence is contained within smaller geographic areas (e.g., neighborhood, city) and committed largely against intimates and peers or in the furtherance of a criminal enterprise (e.g., drug sales). Whereas, political violence is typically dispersed across many different geographic areas, against enemy combatants and innocents in the way, in the furtherance of change in the dominant political or ideological power structures. While there are distinct difference between subgroups within these two broad typologies of group violence, everyday violence within the community could not be confused with armed conflict and is generally understood by researchers, policymakers, and the public to be distinct from each other (<span><span>Ray, 2017</span></span>). From a universe of 1872 articles identified for review, 129 studies underwent thematic analysis and research synthesis using meta-aggregation methods, as outlined by the Cochrane Collaboration. Results confirmed previous findings from the community-based violence literature that there are multiple pathways into violence – being bystanders to, victims of, or direct engagement in violence. This finding held true regardless of violent group type, finding that push and pull factors were largely the same for those involved in community-based violence or armed conflict directed towards political or ideological opponents. This finding points to using a comprehensive approach to prevent violent group affiliation by inserting prevention opportunities with populations at risk for violence at different points in their risk development pathway, as victims and bystanders.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51360,"journal":{"name":"Aggression and Violent Behavior","volume":"86 ","pages":"Article 102108"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145583806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2025.102125
Madison F.E. Almond , Hira Aslam , Natasha Usenko , Stål Bjørkly , Kevin S. Douglas
A moderate positive association has consistently been observed between psychosis and violence in existing literature. However, substantial variation is present across individual studies, and there is preliminary support for negative affect (i.e., anger, hostility, anxiety) as a causal link between these two constructs to explain the heterogeneity of results. Due to the limited scope of previous reviews and relevant studies published since, a systematic review of 35 empirical studies (N = 15,597) was conducted to examine if, across existing literature that includes all three constructs, negative affect may correlate or mediate the preestablished relationship between psychosis diagnosis and/or symptoms and violence. Anger or hostility was positively associated with violence or physical aggression for individuals with a diagnosis and/or symptoms of psychosis in 31 (89 %) of the studies, of which seven were cross-sectional, nine were retrospectively predictive, and 19 were prospective. Anger which followed positive psychosis symptoms played a positive statistically mediating role in participants' subsequent violence in all six studies that investigated this pathway. Within studies that examined other forms of negative affect (anxiety, depression, fear), nine discovered positive association with violence, six found negative association, and seven demonstrated no association. These results align with theoretical models of violence in individuals with psychosis, suggesting that psychosis is a sometimes necessary but often insufficient risk factor for violence. When assessing violence risk for individuals with psychosis, negative affect may be critical to consider alongside symptoms in case formulation and to target in subsequent intervention efforts, as opposed to symptoms in isolation.
{"title":"The link between psychosis, negative affect, and violence: A systematic review","authors":"Madison F.E. Almond , Hira Aslam , Natasha Usenko , Stål Bjørkly , Kevin S. Douglas","doi":"10.1016/j.avb.2025.102125","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.avb.2025.102125","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A moderate positive association has consistently been observed between psychosis and violence in existing literature. However, substantial variation is present across individual studies, and there is preliminary support for negative affect (i.e., anger, hostility, anxiety) as a causal link between these two constructs to explain the heterogeneity of results. Due to the limited scope of previous reviews and relevant studies published since, a systematic review of 35 empirical studies (<em>N</em> = 15,597) was conducted to examine if, across existing literature that includes all three constructs, negative affect may correlate or mediate the preestablished relationship between psychosis diagnosis and/or symptoms and violence. Anger or hostility was positively associated with violence or physical aggression for individuals with a diagnosis and/or symptoms of psychosis in 31 (89 %) of the studies, of which seven were cross-sectional, nine were retrospectively predictive, and 19 were prospective. Anger which followed positive psychosis symptoms played a positive statistically mediating role in participants' subsequent violence in all six studies that investigated this pathway. Within studies that examined other forms of negative affect (anxiety, depression, fear), nine discovered positive association with violence, six found negative association, and seven demonstrated no association. These results align with theoretical models of violence in individuals with psychosis, suggesting that psychosis is a sometimes necessary but often insufficient risk factor for violence. When assessing violence risk for individuals with psychosis, negative affect may be critical to consider alongside symptoms in case formulation and to target in subsequent intervention efforts, as opposed to symptoms in isolation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51360,"journal":{"name":"Aggression and Violent Behavior","volume":"86 ","pages":"Article 102125"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145822835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-23DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2025.102124
Annabelle M. Neall , Isabella Belperio , Jessie Jones , Indianna Marrone , Charlotte Keenan , Lydia Woodyatt , Melanie Takarangi
Recent legislation has expanded organizational responsibility for employee safety, reframing workplace sexual harassment reporting and investigation procedures as an essential risk management strategy. Initially shaped by legal frameworks that prioritized criminal investigation models, these processes focus heavily on punitive measures and overlook a growing interest in educational, restorative and supportive mechanisms that better sustain psychological safety and strong business practice. This chronologically structured scoping review (N = 55) traces the evolving landscape of workplace sexual harassment management across several decades, highlighting key shifts in both academic research and legislative frameworks. The findings reveal persistent challenges such as bias, limited sample diversity, and inconsistent methodologies across decades. A notable gap in the literature is the lack of longitudinal research assessing the long-term effectiveness of current reporting procedures. Our thematic analysis presents the progression of scholarly inquiry into WSH reporting, showcasing the evolution from punitive measures (i.e., disciplinary actions and legal protections for the organization) to acknowledgement of the underlying structural factors that perpetuate harassment and the need to relieve victims of the burden of proof and responsibility. By mapping changes in the literature, this review illustrates how both societal and legal developments have shaped current practices and exposed ongoing challenges. The findings underscore the need for future research to prioritize evidence-based, alternative approaches that promote safer and more transparent organizational cultures.
{"title":"Tracing the evolution of workplace sexual harassment reporting and investigations: A historical scoping review","authors":"Annabelle M. Neall , Isabella Belperio , Jessie Jones , Indianna Marrone , Charlotte Keenan , Lydia Woodyatt , Melanie Takarangi","doi":"10.1016/j.avb.2025.102124","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.avb.2025.102124","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recent legislation has expanded organizational responsibility for employee safety, reframing workplace sexual harassment reporting and investigation procedures as an essential risk management strategy. Initially shaped by legal frameworks that prioritized criminal investigation models, these processes focus heavily on punitive measures and overlook a growing interest in educational, restorative and supportive mechanisms that better sustain psychological safety and strong business practice. This chronologically structured scoping review (<em>N</em> = 55) traces the evolving landscape of workplace sexual harassment management across several decades, highlighting key shifts in both academic research and legislative frameworks. The findings reveal persistent challenges such as bias, limited sample diversity, and inconsistent methodologies across decades. A notable gap in the literature is the lack of longitudinal research assessing the long-term effectiveness of current reporting procedures. Our thematic analysis presents the progression of scholarly inquiry into WSH reporting, showcasing the evolution from punitive measures (i.e., disciplinary actions and legal protections for the organization) to acknowledgement of the underlying structural factors that perpetuate harassment and the need to relieve victims of the burden of proof and responsibility. By mapping changes in the literature, this review illustrates how both societal and legal developments have shaped current practices and exposed ongoing challenges. The findings underscore the need for future research to prioritize evidence-based, alternative approaches that promote safer and more transparent organizational cultures.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51360,"journal":{"name":"Aggression and Violent Behavior","volume":"86 ","pages":"Article 102124"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145823722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-21DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2025.102121
Jessica M. Craig, Haley Zettler, Chad R. Trulson
This study investigates whether traditional and expanded measures of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) predict chronic and violent institutional misconduct among a cohort of 4613 serious and violent state-institutionalized juvenile offenders. While prior research demonstrates that childhood adversity increases the risk of delinquency, its role in predicting the highest-rate institutional misconduct has been less explored, especially among deeply entrenched youth in juvenile correctional facilities. The study employs logistic regression models to test whether both the standard 10-item ACEs score and an expanded measure—which incorporates experiences such as witnessing violence, extreme poverty, homelessness, and child welfare involvement—are significant predictors of membership in the top 10 % and top 1 % of institutional misconduct perpetrators, after controlling for demographic and justice-related factors. Results indicate that neither the traditional nor the expanded ACEs measure significantly predicted high-rate or violent misconduct, net of other controls. Instead, variables such as age at incarceration, gang affiliation, and a history of mental health problems were more salient predictors of chronic and violent behavior. These findings suggest that, while childhood adversity remains an important context for understanding juvenile system involvement, targeted interventions and screening may need to place greater emphasis on personal characteristics and situational factors within correctional settings. The study's results hold important implications for correctional assessment, intervention design, and trauma-informed programming, indicating a need to look beyond ACEs alone when developing effective strategies for managing and rehabilitating high-risk youth populations.
{"title":"Looking back: The impact of childhood adversity on institutional misconduct among a cohort of serious and violent institutionalized delinquents","authors":"Jessica M. Craig, Haley Zettler, Chad R. Trulson","doi":"10.1016/j.avb.2025.102121","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.avb.2025.102121","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates whether traditional and expanded measures of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) predict chronic and violent institutional misconduct among a cohort of 4613 serious and violent state-institutionalized juvenile offenders. While prior research demonstrates that childhood adversity increases the risk of delinquency, its role in predicting the highest-rate institutional misconduct has been less explored, especially among deeply entrenched youth in juvenile correctional facilities. The study employs logistic regression models to test whether both the standard 10-item ACEs score and an expanded measure—which incorporates experiences such as witnessing violence, extreme poverty, homelessness, and child welfare involvement—are significant predictors of membership in the top 10 % and top 1 % of institutional misconduct perpetrators, after controlling for demographic and justice-related factors. Results indicate that neither the traditional nor the expanded ACEs measure significantly predicted high-rate or violent misconduct, net of other controls. Instead, variables such as age at incarceration, gang affiliation, and a history of mental health problems were more salient predictors of chronic and violent behavior. These findings suggest that, while childhood adversity remains an important context for understanding juvenile system involvement, targeted interventions and screening may need to place greater emphasis on personal characteristics and situational factors within correctional settings. The study's results hold important implications for correctional assessment, intervention design, and trauma-informed programming, indicating a need to look beyond ACEs alone when developing effective strategies for managing and rehabilitating high-risk youth populations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51360,"journal":{"name":"Aggression and Violent Behavior","volume":"86 ","pages":"Article 102121"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145796113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-21DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2025.102123
Ann H. Farrell , Kayla Lewis , Mollie J. Eriksson , Tracy Vaillancourt
The ecological framework is commonly used to investigate factors that contribute to adolescent bullying. However, much of this research has focused on individual characteristics and immediate social settings rather than distal environments, structures, and norms. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review of empirical quantitative studies on adolescent bullying involvement that applied the ecological framework to examine the factors measured in these studies (i.e., individual, social, environmental) and the ecological systems reflected by these factors (i.e., microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, chronosystem). Five databases (MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science, ERIC) were searched from January 2012 to December 2024 and 72 studies met our inclusion criteria (registered on PROSPERO: [CRD42023444096]). There were three times as many cross-sectional studies (n = 54) as longitudinal studies (n = 18). Individual and social factors in the microsystem such as demographics, personality, psychological characteristics, family, school, and peer factors were the most prevalent. The next most prevalent factors reflected the macrosystem, such as regional indicators of economic factors and gender equity. Environmental factors in the meso-, exo-, and chrono-systems were the least prevalent. Bullying perpetration and victimization were most frequently examined followed by defending and bystanding. Findings highlight the need for more research on the full range of ecological systems using longitudinal designs to understand how these systems influence one another and various roles in bullying involvement across adolescent development and to help inform effective bullying prevention efforts.
生态框架通常用于调查导致青少年欺凌的因素。然而，这些研究大多侧重于个体特征和直接社会环境，而不是远端环境、结构和规范。因此，我们对青少年欺凌参与的实证定量研究进行了系统回顾，运用生态学框架考察了这些研究中测量的因素（即个体、社会、环境）以及这些因素所反映的生态系统（即微系统、中系统、外系统、宏观系统、时间系统）。从2012年1月到2024年12月，我们检索了5个数据库（MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science， ERIC），有72项研究符合我们的纳入标准（注册在PROSPERO: [CRD42023444096]）。横断面研究（n = 54）是纵向研究（n = 18）的三倍。微观系统中的个体和社会因素如人口统计学、个性、心理特征、家庭、学校和同伴因素最为普遍。其次最普遍的因素反映了宏观系统，例如经济因素的区域指标和性别平等。中、外、时系统的环境因素最不普遍。最常被审查的是欺凌行为和受害行为，其次是辩护和袖手旁观。研究结果强调，需要利用纵向设计对全范围的生态系统进行更多的研究，以了解这些系统如何相互影响，以及在青少年发展过程中欺凌参与的各种角色，并帮助为有效的欺凌预防工作提供信息。
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Child abuse and neglect (CAN) are major global public health challenges with profound implications for children's well-being and societal cohesion. In the Arab League region, the lack of comprehensive evidence on the prevalence and patterns of abuse hinders the development of effective interventions and preventative measures, jeopardizing children's safety and health. This systematic review examined the prevalence and patterns of CAN across the 22 member countries, focusing on demographic factors (e.g., by age and gender), types of abuse (e.g., physical, psychological, and sexual), and the involved perpetrators (e.g., parents, teachers, and strangers). Following PRISMA guidelines, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and IRIS databases were searched for peer-reviewed studies published in English between 2010 and 2020. Twenty-two studies met the inclusion and quality criteria, as assessed by two independent reviewers using Hawker's assessment tool. Findings indicated a predominance of studies focusing on school-aged children and teenagers, with limited research to explore this issue among younger children. Physical, psychological, and sexual abuse emerge as the most commonly studied and reported forms, perpetrated by strangers, parents, and teachers. The literature rarely discussed reporting mechanisms and referral procedures, indicating the absence of mandatory reporting policies and structured practices in the region, which could potentially impact the identification of child abuse cases. These findings highlight critical gaps in the literature and underscore the urgent need for collaborative efforts among policymakers and healthcare providers.
{"title":"Child abuse prevalence and patterns in Arab countries: A systematic review","authors":"Intima Alrimawi , Eman Alshawish , Duha Shellah , Nabeel Al-Yateem","doi":"10.1016/j.avb.2025.102120","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.avb.2025.102120","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Child abuse and neglect (CAN) are major global public health challenges with profound implications for children's well-being and societal cohesion. In the Arab League region, the lack of comprehensive evidence on the prevalence and patterns of abuse hinders the development of effective interventions and preventative measures, jeopardizing children's safety and health. This systematic review examined the prevalence and patterns of CAN across the 22 member countries, focusing on demographic factors (e.g., by age and gender), types of abuse (e.g., physical, psychological, and sexual), and the involved perpetrators (e.g., parents, teachers, and strangers). Following PRISMA guidelines, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and IRIS databases were searched for peer-reviewed studies published in English between 2010 and 2020. Twenty-two studies met the inclusion and quality criteria, as assessed by two independent reviewers using Hawker's assessment tool. Findings indicated a predominance of studies focusing on school-aged children and teenagers, with limited research to explore this issue among younger children. Physical, psychological, and sexual abuse emerge as the most commonly studied and reported forms, perpetrated by strangers, parents, and teachers. The literature rarely discussed reporting mechanisms and referral procedures, indicating the absence of mandatory reporting policies and structured practices in the region, which could potentially impact the identification of child abuse cases. These findings highlight critical gaps in the literature and underscore the urgent need for collaborative efforts among policymakers and healthcare providers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51360,"journal":{"name":"Aggression and Violent Behavior","volume":"86 ","pages":"Article 102120"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145796117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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