Violent offending promotes appetitive aggression rather than posttraumatic stress - a replication study with Burundian ex-combatants

Violent offending promotes appetitive aggression rather than posttraumatic stress - a replication study with Burundian ex-combatants

Research has identified appetitive aggression, i.e., the perception of committed, violent acts as appealing, exciting and fascinating, as a common phenomenon within populations living in precarious and violent circumstances. Investigating demobilized soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo demo...

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Main Authors: Anke eKöbach, Corina eNandi, Anselm eCrombach, Manassé eBambonye, Britta eWestner, Thomas eElbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Aggression
Military Personnel
Violence
PTSD
DDR
demobilization
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01755/full

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