Objectives: Youth violence is a phenomenon that can have long-lasting and serious consequences for its victims as well as the perpetrators themselves. It is important to try and recognize factors that can have an effect on violent behaviour. The purpose of this study was to find out if there are links between exposure to media violence, the Big Five -personality traits and youth violence. In addition to studying these factors separately, it was also studied if some of the personality traits increase vulnerability to the negative effects of media violence exposure. Based on earlier research it was hypothesized that exposure to violent games and violent movies is associated with violent behaviour. With regards to personality it was hypothesiz...
Objective of the study: According to previous studies on teachers, violence and threatening situatio...
Goals. Juvenile delinquency has inspired many different theories on the causes of crime. At this mom...
The Lithuanian and foreign scientists state that media makes a huge impact to the opinion and habits...
The aim of this study was to examine the association of personality with juvenile violence and subst...
Study aims. Crime behaviour can be influenced by individual characteristics such as lack of impulse ...
Objectives: Juvenile delinquency and substance use are significant social problems. Delinquency and ...
Nuorten rikollisuudessa on havaittu viime aikoina muutoksia, jotka ovat herättäneet keskustelua nuor...
Finland witnessed a surge in crime news reporting during the 1990s. At the same time, there was a si...
Abstract Violent behaviour is known to associate with several different psychiatric disorders, and ...
Youth violence has been a topic in public debate for many centuries and violent entertainment has be...
Abstract Bullying behaviour is present in the daily life of many adolescents, but research into the...
Goals. Small minority of chronic offenders commit disproportional amount of crime in society. Howeve...
Objectives. The aim of the study was to examine the influence of family and peer relations on the in...
Abstract Besides affiliative interaction, varied forms of subordination are present in the daily li...
Väkivaltainen kasvuympäristö altistaa lapsen kokemuksille, joiden käsittelyyn tarvitaan suuri määrä ...
Objective of the study: According to previous studies on teachers, violence and threatening situatio...
Goals. Juvenile delinquency has inspired many different theories on the causes of crime. At this mom...
The Lithuanian and foreign scientists state that media makes a huge impact to the opinion and habits...
The aim of this study was to examine the association of personality with juvenile violence and subst...
Study aims. Crime behaviour can be influenced by individual characteristics such as lack of impulse ...
Objectives: Juvenile delinquency and substance use are significant social problems. Delinquency and ...
Nuorten rikollisuudessa on havaittu viime aikoina muutoksia, jotka ovat herättäneet keskustelua nuor...
Finland witnessed a surge in crime news reporting during the 1990s. At the same time, there was a si...
Abstract Violent behaviour is known to associate with several different psychiatric disorders, and ...
Youth violence has been a topic in public debate for many centuries and violent entertainment has be...
Abstract Bullying behaviour is present in the daily life of many adolescents, but research into the...
Goals. Small minority of chronic offenders commit disproportional amount of crime in society. Howeve...
Objectives. The aim of the study was to examine the influence of family and peer relations on the in...
Abstract Besides affiliative interaction, varied forms of subordination are present in the daily li...
Väkivaltainen kasvuympäristö altistaa lapsen kokemuksille, joiden käsittelyyn tarvitaan suuri määrä ...
Objective of the study: According to previous studies on teachers, violence and threatening situatio...
Goals. Juvenile delinquency has inspired many different theories on the causes of crime. At this mom...
The Lithuanian and foreign scientists state that media makes a huge impact to the opinion and habits...