Is testosterone linked to human aggression? A meta-analytic examination of the relationship between baseline, dynamic, and manipulated testosterone on human aggression - Geniole SN, Bird BM, McVittie JS, Purcell RB, Archer J, Carr é JM.
Testosterone is often considered a critical regulator of aggressive behaviour. There is castration/replacement evidence that testosterone indeed drives aggression in some species, but causal evidence in humans is generally lacking and/or-for the few studie...
Source: SafetyLit - December 3, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Relationship between bullet diameter and bullet defect diameter in human calvariums - Kerkhoff W, Mattijssen EJAT, Zwanenburg EA, Oostra RJ.
Existing literature on the relationship between bullet diameter and bullet defect diameter in the human calvarium is summarized and discussed. The hypothesis, derived from the literature, that bullet deformation influences bullet defect diameter was studie...
Source: SafetyLit - November 19, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Hormonal alterations in victimized women explained by their hostile reactions in coping with couple violence - Romero-Mart ínez A, Blasco-Ros C, Martinez M, Moya-Albiol L.
Recent studies have highlighted the dysregulation of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity and its end products, cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), in women with a history of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization. These studie...
Source: SafetyLit - October 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Developmental change in motor competence: a latent growth curve analysis - Coppens E, Bardid F, Deconinck FJA, Haerens L, Stodden D, D'Hondt E, Lenoir M.
BACKGROUND: The development of childhood motor competence demonstrates a high degree of inter-individual variation. Some children's competence levels increase whilst others' competence levels remain unchanged or even decrease over time. However, few studie...
Source: SafetyLit - October 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Experimental design in teaching crisis and emergency management in social sciences: the case of the RCR Lab at Mid Sweden University - Sparf J, Petridou E, Skog F, Kolmodin S, Ljungdahl J.
This short paper is a case study of the RCR Lab located at the campus of Mid Sweden University in Northern Sweden. We argue that experimental design thinking in research and higher education in the fields of crisis and emergency management in social studie...
Source: SafetyLit - October 16, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Factors associated with adolescent school girl's pregnancy in Kumbo East Health District North West region Cameroon - Donatus L, Sama DJ, Tsoka-Gwegweni JM, Cumber SN.
INTRODUCTION: Teenage pregnancy is a social problem in Cameroon in general and in Kumbo East in particular. This results in physical, psychological and socio-economic consequences on the teenage mother, family and the society as a whole. In spite of studie...
Source: SafetyLit - May 3, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Examining the effect of infotainment auditory-vocal systems' design components on workload and usability - Biondi FN, Getty D, Cooper JM, Strayer DL.
Given the promise for auditory-vocal systems to be less distracting and safer to use than their visual-manual counterparts, automotive manufacturers are introducing an increasing number of voice assistant-like interfaces in vehicles. However, recent studie...
Source: SafetyLit - April 30, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Antisocial personality traits as a risk factor of violence between individuals with mental disorders - Filov I.
BACKGROUND: Mental disorder can increase the likelihood of taking violent acts of some individuals, but only a small percentage of violence in societies could be attributed to patients with mental health problems. For the past several years numerous studie...
Source: SafetyLit - March 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: news

Adverse childhood experiences, childhood relationships and associated substance use and mental health in young Europeans - Hughes K, Bellis MA, Sethi D, Andrew R, Yon Y, Wood S, Ford K, Baban A, Boderscova L, Kachaeva M, Makaruk K, Markovic M, Povilaitis R, Raleva M, Terzi ć N, Veleminsky M, Włodarczyk J, Zakhozha V.
BACKGROUND: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can increase risks of health-harming behaviours and poor health throughout life. While increases in risk may be affected by resilience resources such as supportive childhood relationships, to date few studie...
Source: SafetyLit - March 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Ethical implications of using biobanks and population databases for genetic suicide research - Shade J, Coon H, Docherty AR.
This article provides a review of the ethical considerations that drive research policy and practice related to the genetic study of suicide. As the tenth cause of death worldwide, suicide constitutes a substantial public health concern. Biometrical studie...
Source: SafetyLit - February 25, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Sex differences on the four-facet model of psychopathy predict physical, verbal, and indirect aggression - Thomson ND, Bozgunov K, Psederska E, Vassileva J.
Psychopathy is a multifaceted construct that has been linked to aggression. Yet, few studies have explored the association between physical, verbal, and indirect aggression using the 4-facet model of psychopathy in community samples, and to date, no studie...
Source: SafetyLit - February 4, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Prevalence and predictors of violence against women in Pakistan - LaBore K, Ahmed T, Rizwan-Ur-Rashid, Ahmed R.
Violence against Pakistani women occurs at an alarming prevalence that reflects a significant risk to the health of women and families. Understanding violence against women in Pakistan comes with methodological and cultural complexities. Many of the studie...
Source: SafetyLit - January 29, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Similarity to prototypical heavy drinkers and non-drinkers predicts AUDIT-C and risky drinking in young adults: prospective study - Davies EL.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to explore whether constructs within the Prototype Willingness Model (PWM) predicted risky drinking as measured by AUDIT-C, drinking harms and unplanned drunkenness in a sample of UK young adults. Previous studie...
Source: SafetyLit - January 9, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news

Do people travel with their preferred travel mode? Analysing the extent of travel mode dissonance and its effect on travel satisfaction - De Vos J.
Numerous studies have indicated that travel mode choice is affected by travel-related attitudes. A positive stance towards a certain travel mode increases the probability that people will choose this mode for a particular trip. However, not a lot of studie...
Source: SafetyLit - October 8, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Pedestrians and Bicycles Source Type: news

The mistreatment of my people: victimization by proxy and behavioral intentions to commit violence among Muslims in Denmark - Obaidi M, Bergh R, Sidanius J, Thomsen L.
Islamist extremism is often explained by the suffering endured by Muslims in Islamic countries as a result of Western-led wars. However, many terrorist attacks have been carried out by European Muslims with no personal experiences of war. Across two studie...
Source: SafetyLit - July 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Social Etiologies and Disparities Source Type: news

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