| Abstract |
Investigated the psychological factors maintaining violence in conflict regions, with a particular focus on appetitive aggression in former women combatants and the roles of traumatic stress, impulsivity, social acknowledgement, and increased risk behavior. Study 1 examined the impact of exposure to violence for mental health and appetitive aggression in former female members of armed groups and tested whether recent aggressive behavior be predicted. Study 2 explored potential sex-specific factors in the development of appetitive aggression as well as the predictive value of the specific type of perpetrated act for appetitive aggression in females. Study 3 investigated the effect of impulsivity facets on the relationship between exposure to violence and aggression in a highly affected sample of individuals with refugee status. Study 4 used the same sample to analyze the influence of trauma type on risk behavior. Finally, Study 5 examined the role of social acknowledgment in the treatment of appetitive aggression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by means of Narrative Exposure Therapy for Traumatized Offenders (FORNET) in adolescent offenders from South Africa. - Contents: (1) Augsburger, M., Meyer-Parlapanis, D., Bambonye, M., Elbert, T. & Crombach, A. (2015). Appetitive aggression and adverse childhood experiences shape violent behavior in females formerly associated with combat. Frontiers in Psychology, 6:1756. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01756 (2) Augsburger, M., Meyer-Parlapanis, D., Elbert, T., Nandi, C., Bambonye, M. & Crombach, A. (n. d.). Appetitive aggression and the sexes. Manuscript submitted for publication. (3) Augsburger, M., Dohrmann, K., Schauer, M. & Elbert, T. (2016). Relations between traumatic stress, dimensions of impulsivity, and reactive and appetitive aggression in individuals with refugee status. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication. doi:10.1037/tra0000227 (4) Augsburger, M. & Elbert, T. (n. d.). When do traumatic experiences alter risk-taking behavior? A machine learning analysis of reports from refugees. Manuscript submitted for publication. (5) Sommer, J., Hinsberger, M., Holtzhausen, L., Kaminer, D., Seedat, S., Elbert, T., Augsburger, M., Maercker, A. & Weierstall, R. (n. d.). Associations between societal disapproval and change in symptoms of PTSD and appetitive aggression following treatment among South African high-risk males. Manuscript submitted for publication.
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