Citation

Weick M, Vasiljevic M, Uskul AK, Moon C. Behav. Brain Sci. 2017; 40: e102.

Affiliation

School of Psychology,University of Kent,Canterbury,Kent CT2 7NP,United Kingdomm.weick@kent.ac.ukA.K.Uskul@kent.ac.ukcm666@kent.ac.ukhttps://www.kent.ac.uk/psychology/people/weickm/https://www.kent.ac.uk/psychology/people/uskula/https://www.kent.ac.uk/psychology/people/moonc/.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/S0140525X1600114X

PMID

29342559

Abstract

We contend that an ecological account of violence and aggression requires consideration of societal and cultural settings. Focusing on hierarchical relations, we argue countries with higher (vs. lower) power distance are, on average, located closer to the equator, have more challenging climates (e.g., higher temperature; lower temperature variation), and have a greater prevalence of violence and aggression (e.g., higher homicide rates).

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