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Interpersonal aggression is one of the most significant problems confronting contemporary society. People are concerned for their personal safety not only in the streets, but in their homes, schools, and places of employment, as well. Currently, the political rhetoric is focused on punishment based deterrence; building more prisons and enforcing sentences. Despite mounting evidence that exposure to violence while growing up is a major contributor to violent crime, the preventive impact of addressing intrafamilial aggression is rarely mentioned as a potential antidote to societal violence. Irrespective of its contribution to violence in society, relationship aggression is a serious problem in its own right, affecting approximately a third of the married/dating population. Reducing such aggression requires prevention and treatment, and developing effective interventions is predicated on an understanding of the etiology and dynamics of the problem.
This research was supported by NIMH Grant #MH44812 to the first author.
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Rosenbaum, A., Abend, S.S., Gearan, P.J., Fletcher, K.E. (1997). Serotonergic Functioning in Partner-Abusive Men. In: Raine, A., Brennan, P.A., Farrington, D.P., Mednick, S.A. (eds) Biosocial Bases of Violence. Nato ASI Series, vol 292. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4648-8_25
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