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6 papers
The authors reviewed 73 mass shooting events (75 shooters) from the Mother Jones database to look for signs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). They found tentative evidence of ASD in 6 of 75 shooters (8%), plus 16 other cases with some indication; the 8% figure is called a conservative estimate…
This study tested whether anger and aggressive actions are linked differently for men and women. Four hundred twenty-four adults did a behavioral aggression task, and 304 of them also answered questions about their typical anger. Men and women showed similar amounts of aggression overall. However, higher trait anger predicted more…
This study followed 4,285 U.S. children from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study to look at patterns of addictive use of social media, mobile phones, and video games from about ages 11 to 15. The researchers found that high or steadily increasing patterns of addictive use were common. Those high…
Researchers followed 402 inner-city women who had experienced childhood abuse. They looked at PTSD symptoms, two protective self-views (self-esteem and self-efficacy), and later resource loss. The study found that childhood abuse was linked to more PTSD symptoms and more resource loss later on. Higher PTSD symptoms were tied to lower…
This large South Korean study followed 3,951,398 adults for an average of 11.1 years to compare deaths in people with and without recorded mental disorders. After adjusting for age, sex, health conditions, income, smoking, drinking and physical activity, people with mental disorders had higher rates of suicide and higher overall…
The researchers compared betrayal sensitivity (and, secondarily, shame and self-criticism) in four groups of women: 34 IPV survivors who were single, 25 IPV survivors who were dissatisfied with a relationship, 32 IPV survivors who were satisfied with a relationship, and 42 women with no IPV history. They found that all…
