Aggression As a Challenge ― Theory and Research. Current Problems

We live in a world of phenomena created by the human mind and by human experience, namely conflict, aggression, aggressiveness and violence. These phenomena are viewed as constructs of the mind, types of behaviour, particular experiences and emotional states, specific social interactions or even historical and political categories such as social movements, wars, angry social protests etc. The study explores the notions of aggression and violence and from an individual and a social perspective analyses their determinants in various environments in childhood, adolescence and adulthood. It is an attempt to join the global discussion on reaction conditions and key points that are connected with the risk of pathologization of the personality and its behaviour.

Hanna Liberska is professor at the Institute of Psychology of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz (Poland). She is vice-director of the Institute of Psychology, chair of the Department of Social Psychology and Study on Adolescents as well as a member of the International Society for Research on Aggression and a co-founder of the Research Group on Family and Adolescents in Middle Europe (RGFAME). Her main fields of study are developmental psychology, social psychology, educational psychology and psychology of family.
Marzanna Farnicka is assistant professor at the University of Zielona Gora (Poland), Faculty of Education, Sociology and Health Science. She is a member of the Polish Psychology Association, the International Society for Research on Aggression and a co-founder of the Research Group on Family and Adolescents in Middle Europe (RGFAME). Her research interests include family, coping with stress and aggression, and the support of children at school.