Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic can be identified as a source of traumatic stress. Previous studies have shown that post-traumatic stress and intolerance of uncertainty are associated with aggressive behaviour. Objective In the present study, we aimed to test a serial mediation model, considering rumination and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) as mediators that link intolerance of uncertainty and aggression, while controlling the confounding effect of crisis-induced health and socioeconomic stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method A total of 714 participants [533 (74.6%) females, 176 (24.7%) males, aged 18–64 years ( M age = 25.16, SD age = 9.34)] completed the following self-reported scales: Aggression Scale, COVID-19 stressors checklist, Short Version of the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale, Impact of Event Scale with Modifications for COVID-19, and Ruminative Thought Style Questionnaire. Results The results revealed that there was an association between intolerance of uncertainty and aggressive behaviours. Moreover, the results of serial mediation analysis showed that intolerance of uncertainty predicts aggressive behaviours via rumination and PTSS. Besides, socioeconomic stressors are significantly associated with the level of PTSS and aggression, while health stressors are not significantly association with the level of PTSS and aggression. Conclusions The findings provide several contributions to understand the link between intolerance of uncertainty and aggressive behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic, and confirm the importance of early psychological intervention, especially for those who are more likely to ruminate and suffer from PTSS, to prevent aggression and violence in the long run. In addition to health-related regulations, it is important to take the social and economic aspects of the crisis into account and develop intervention strategies accordingly. Nevertheless, the limitations of cross-sectional mediation analysis in explaining causal relationships should be kept in mind, and future studies should extend these findings using longitudinal data.

Adverse childhood period and abuse experiences may lead to some problems later in life. One of these problems is aggressive behavior, which is thought to be a reflection of the child's increasing anger (Page, 2004;Olive, 2007). Based on the fact that negative childhood experiences can lead to aggressive emotions, investigating the relationship between traumatic childhood experiences and female convicts' aggression expression styles was considered important. Sample of the research consists of 77 females who are homicide convicts selected from correctional institutes in three different cities. Data gathered from the participants were examined by using the Turkish versions of The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and The State-Trait Anger Scale. A positive and meaningful relationship between childhood trauma experiences and trait anger levels of participants was observed. In addition, there was a significant relationship between childhood trauma experiences and domestic violence as well as perceived problematic relationship with family members during childhood. Trait anger and internal anger were also found to be significantly related to perceived problematic relationship with family members during childhood. Results of the analyses were discussed in detail.

This study explores the influence of individual and relational predictors on bullying perpetration/victimization among semi-professional team sport players in North Cyprus. Three variables reflect on an individual’s level characteristics (e.g., gender, age, and nationality), and another one, representing the relational level factor (e.g., negative coaching behavior). The current paper obtained data from athletes through convenient sampling technique and online survey utilization. A total of 190 sports players with an average age of 24.77 (SD = 4.52) participated. All participants were club athletes from 16 diverse nations, competing in four different sports disciplines: football, volleyball, handball, and basketball. Hierarchical regression analysis was implemented to evaluate the above underlying linkages. It was found that age, nationality, and the coach’s negative personal rapport significantly predicted bullying victimization dynamics among athletes. Bullying perpetration was only predicted by negative personal rapport with the coach but not by any of the individual level predictors. The moderation analysis showed that negative personal rapport with the coach significantly predicted the level of bullying victimization, the age and the nationality of the athlete moderated the relationship between the negative personal rapport and bullying victimization. In other words, the negative personal rapport had a higher effect on bullying victimization for the younger athletes and for international ones. Such findings have the potential to shape the base for further ongoing works, which could underline the critical demand for more emphasis and analysis of nationality, gender, age, and coach’s negative rapport on bullying perpetration or victimization. The significance of the study’s findings, its limits, and potential paths for further interpersonal violence research are addressed.

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ne of the serious childhood trauma that affect children is the experience of the abuse and neglect. Child abuse is a problem that has been observed through the history and has found to have serious negative impacts on the development of the children.1 Child abuse is defined as "the attitudes and behaviors of adults who are responsible for childcare; which have a negative influence on the child's physical, develTurkiye Klinikleri J Foren Med 2016;13(2) 23The Anger Expression Patterns and Early Abuse Experiences in Turkish Male Sex Offenders A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T O Ob bj je ec ct ti iv ve e: : Childhood trauma and neglect have adverse effects not only in the childhood period, but also in the adulthood of individuals. Trauma can cause various psychiatric disorders and may also influence the child towards expressing his/her increasing anger in aggressive behaviors which may also lead to some criminal behaviors. That is why the relationship between traumatic experiences and anger expression styles was considered to be critical, especially in understanding criminal behavior. M Ma at te er ri ia al l a an nd d M Me et th h--o od ds s: : The sample of the study consisted of 74 convicted male sex offenders from Istanbul Umraniye prison. Data was collected with a demographic information form, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and Trait AngerAnger Expression Scales. R Re es su ul lt ts s: : The results showed that, in sexual offenders, a positive and significant relationship between their childhood traumatic experiences and their trait anger, externalized and internalized anger. Additionally, their anger control was found to be negatively and significantly correlated with physical and emotional abuse experience during childhood. C Co on nc cl lu us si io on n: : Offenders with high childhood trauma experiences tend to direct their anger to others and act aggressively. The effect of physical abuse comes forward when the relationships are analyzed deeply. The results of this study, parallel with the literature, thought to give some good insights for the intervention and prevention of the sexual offences and it is considered to be a starting point for the future studies what will be conducted in that context. K Ke ey y W Wo or rd ds s: : Child abuse; sex offenses; anger; stress disorders, traumatic Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Yaşamın erken döneminde yaşanan istismar ve ihmalin, sadece çocukluk dönemine değil, bireyin yetişkinliğine de olumsuz etkileri bulunmaktadır. Travma, birçok psikiyatrik soruna yol açabileceği gibi, çocuğun öfkesini agresif davranışlar olarak ifade etmesine de sebep olabilir. Bu da, suç davranışına yol aça-bilir. Bu sebeple, travmatik deneyimler ve öfke ifade biçimleri arasındaki ilişki, özellikle suç davranışını anlamak açısından, çok önemsenmektedir. G Ge er re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön nt te em ml le er r: : Çalışmanın örneklemi İstanbul Ümraniye Cezaevinde kalan, cinsel suç işlemiş, 74 erkek hükümlüden oluşmaktadır. Bu kişilere, demografik bilgi formuna ek olarak, Çocukluk Çağı Ruhsal Travma Ölçeği ve Sü...