{"id":110974,"date":"2026-07-29T12:01:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T16:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=110974"},"modified":"2026-07-29T12:01:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T16:01:38","slug":"global-aggression-researchers-gather-at-brock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2026\/07\/global-aggression-researchers-gather-at-brock\/","title":{"rendered":"Global aggression researchers gather at Brock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From bullying to dating violence to psychopathic behaviour, research shared at the recent International Society for Research Aggression (ISRA) 2026 World Meeting covered a range \u00a0of topics \u00a0in this important field.<\/p>\n<p>About 180 scholars from 20 countries took part in the event, which was hosted at Brock University and co-organized by Associate Professor of Child and Youth Studies Ann Farrell along with Irene Vitoroulis and Tracy Vaillancourt from the University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<p>Farrell, Director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/farrell-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Empowering Youth Lab<\/a> at Brock, says the event was an important opportunity to collaborate with ISRA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was exciting to host leading aggression scholars from around the world to learn about cutting-edge research on this topic and to share the innovative research that is ongoing at Brock,\u201d Farrell says. \u201cI am also appreciative of the team of Brock students who not only shared their research but also volunteered to ensure that the conference was a success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brock students and faculty members from the Faculties of Social Sciences, Applied Health Sciences and Education shared aggression research from various disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>Topics explored by Brock student and faculty researchers and research teams included, among many others:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>bullying and mental health<\/li>\n<li>anxiety and responses to teasing<\/li>\n<li>perceptions of motivations behind aggression<\/li>\n<li>social media jealousy and dating violence among young adults<\/li>\n<li>mimicry and psychopathy in workplaces<\/li>\n<li>early childhood processes associate with later aggression<\/li>\n<li>witnessing and stopping bullying in schools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t    <style type='text\/css'>\n\t        #gallery-257430252 {\n\t            margin: 0 auto 50px auto !important;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-257430252 ul {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: 0 !important; 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