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Weierstall, Roland; Haer, Roos; Banholzer, Lilli; Elbert, Thomas – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2013
Appetitive aggression--a rewarding perception of the perpetration of violence--seems to be an adaptation common to adverse conditions. Children raised within armed groups may develop attitudes and values that favour harming others when socialized within a combat force. Combatants who joined an armed force early in their lives should, therefore,…
Descriptors: Aggression, Socialization, Military Personnel, Foreign Countries